What is Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (movie)?
{{Infobox movie | name = Harry Potter {{nowrap|and the Philosopher's Stone}} | image = | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] | producer = [[David Heyman]] | screenplay = [[Steve Kloves]] | based_on = {{Based on|''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''|[[J. K. Rowling]]}} | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Daniel Radcliffe]] * [[Rupert Grint]] * [[Emma Watson]] * [[John Cleese]] * [[Robbie Coltrane]] * [[Warwick Davis]] * [[Richard Griffiths]] * [[Richard Harris]] * [[Ian Hart]] * [[John Hurt]] * [[Alan Rickman]] * [[Fiona Shaw]] * [[Maggie Smith]] * [[Julie Walters]] <!-- Per billing block --> }} | music = [[John Williams]] | cinematography = [[John Seale]] | editing = [[Richard Francis-Bruce]] | production_companies = {{Plainlist| * [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] * [[Heyday Films]] * [[1492 Pictures]] }} | distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2001|11|04|[[Odeon Leicester Square]]|2001|11|16|United Kingdom and United States}} | runtime = 152 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 152:13--> | country = {{Plain list| * United Kingdom * United States }} | language = English | budget = $125 million | gross = $1.002 billion }} '''''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone''''' (released in the United States and India as '''''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone''''') is a 2001 [[fantasy]] movie directed by [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] and distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], based on {{nowrap|[[J. K. Rowling]]'s}} [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone|1997 novel of the same name]]. ==Plot== One night, [[Albus Dumbledore]] and Minerva McGonagall, professors at [[Hogwarts]], with Rubeus Hagrid deliver orphaned infant named [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter]] to his remaining relatives, the Dursleys. Ten years later, Harry Potter ([[Daniel Radcliffe]]) begins receiving s