Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (6-Jul-2009)

Director: David Yates

Writer: Steve Kloves

From novel: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling

Score Composed by: Nicholas Hooper

Producers: David Heyman; David Barron

Keywords: Fantasy, Harry Potter

Sixth entry in the Harry Potter book-to-film franchise follows the famed young wizard as he endeavors to discover facts about Voldemort's frightening past.

ABSTRACT
Heading into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his sixth year of training, young wizard Harry Potter finds himself faced with a host of concerns and challenges, Lord Voldemort's growing stranglehold on the world of wizardry paramount among them. Harry's discovery of a textbook belonging to the "Half-Blood Prince" and annotated with special instructions allows him to excel in his Potions class, setting the stage for a mission to recover several horcruxes crucial to undermining Voldemort's aims following a conversation with Dumbledore.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

David Bradley Actor 17-Apr-1942 Argus Filch in Harry Potter films

Jim Broadbent Actor 24-May-1949 Oscar-winning oddball English actor

Helena Bonham Carter Actor 26-May-1966 Marla in Fight Club

Robbie Coltrane Actor 30-Mar-1950 Hagrid in the Harry Potter films

Warwick Davis Actor 3-Feb-1970 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Tom Felton Actor 22-Sep-1987 Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter films

Michael Gambon Actor 19-Oct-1940 The Singing Detective

Rupert Grint Actor 24-Aug-1988 Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter series

Gemma Jones Actor 4-Dec-1942 The Duchess of Duke Street

Dave Legeno Martial Arts 12-Oct-1963 6-Jul-2014 MMA turned actor

Katie Leung Actor 8-Aug-1987 Harry Potter's love interest

Matthew Lewis Actor 27-Jun-1989 Neville Longbottom in Harry Potter

Evanna Lynch Actor 16-Aug-1991 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Helen McCrory Actor 17-Aug-1968 The Queen

Devon Murray Actor 28-Oct-1988 Seamus Finnigan in Harry Potter

James Phelps Actor 25-Feb-1986 Fred Weasley in Harry Potter

Oliver Phelps Actor 25-Feb-1986 George Weasley in Harry Potter

Daniel Radcliffe Actor 23-Jul-1989 Harry Potter

Alan Rickman Actor 21-Feb-1946 14-Jan-2016 Die Hard

Maggie Smith Actor 28-Dec-1934 Prof. McGonagall in Harry Potter

Timothy Spall Actor 27-Feb-1957 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Natalia Tena Actor 12-Nov-1984 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

David Thewlis Actor 20-Mar-1963 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Julie Walters Actor 22-Feb-1950 Educating Rita

Emma Watson Actor 15-Apr-1990 Hermione in Harry Potter films

Mark Williams Actor 1959 The Borrowers

Bonnie Wright Actor 17-Feb-1991 Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter

CAST

Daniel Radcliffe ... Harry Potter
Rupert Grint ... Ron Weasley
Emma Watson ... Hermione Granger
Helena Bonham Carter ... Bellatrix Lestrange
Jim Broadbent ... Prof. Horace Slughorn
Robbie Coltrane ... Rubeus Hagrid
Michael Gambon ... Prof. Albus Dumbledore
Alan Rickman ... Prof. Severus Snape
Maggie Smith ... Prof. Minerva McGonagall
Timothy Spall ... Wormtail
David Thewlis ... Remus Lupin
David Bradley ... Argus Filch
Warwick Davis ... Prof. Filius Flitwick
Tom Felton ... Draco Malfoy
Gemma Jones ... Madam Pomfrey
Helen McCrory ... Narcissa Malfoy
Natalia Tena ... Nymphadora Tonks
Julie Walters ... Molly Weasley
Mark Williams ... Arthur Weasley
Bonnie Wright ... Ginny Weasley
Dave Legeno ... Fenrir Greyback
Elarica Gallacher ... Waitress
Geraldine Somerville ... Lily Potter
Oliver Phelps ... George Weasley
James Phelps ... Fred Weasley
Freddie Stroma ... Cormac McLaggen
Jessie Cave ... Lavender Brown
Alfred Enoch ... Dean Thomas
Evanna Lynch ... Luna Lovegood
Robert Knox ... Marcus Belby
Amber Evans ... Twin Girl 1
Ruby Evans ... Twin Girl 2
Louis Cordice ... Blaise Zabini
Scarlett Byrne ... Pansy Parkinson
Jamie Waylett ... Vincent Crabbe
Josh Herdman ... Gregory Goyle
Matthew Lewis ... Neville Longbottom
William Melling ... Nigel
Anna Shaffer ... Romilda Vane
Devon Murray ... Seamus Finnigan
Georgina Leonidas ... Katie Bell
Isabella Laughland ... Leanne
Afshan Azad ... Padma Patil
Shefali Chowdhury ... Parvati Patil
Amelda Brown ... Mrs. Cole
Hero Fiennes Tiffin ... Tom Riddle (11 Years)
Jack Pryor ... Skinny Kid
Mark Lockyer ... Waiter
Paul Ritter ... Eldred Worple
Frank Dillane ... Tom Riddle (16 Years)
J�erg Stadler ... Male Inferi
Caroline Wilder ... Female Inferi
Ralph Ineson ... Amycus
Suzie Toase ... Alecto
Rod Hunt ... Rowle
Katie Leung ... Cho Chang

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