harry potter and the
prisoner of askaban
Buckbeak the hypogriff.
Michael Gambon as Dumbledore
Gary Oldman as escapee Sirius Black
An inflated Aunt Marge
(Pam Ferris) takes flight
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In the magic world, Michael Gambon takes over the role of Hogwarts’ headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, from Richard Harris who died shortly after completing Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
But the remainder of the Hogwarts faculty remains pretty much the same: Dame Maggie Smith is Professor McGonagall, the school’s deputy head; Alan Rickman is Severus Snape, head of Slytherin and Professor of Potions; and Robbie Coltrane returns as Rubeus Hagrid, although the friendly giant has now been promoted from Keeper of the Keys to Care of Magical Creatures teacher. Still holding court in the Lucky Cauldron, meanwhile, is Robert Hardy as Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge.
Newcomers to the third episode include Gary Oldman as the titular escapee, Sirius Black, who may have been responsible for the death of Harry’s parents (by leading Voldemort to them), and now seems to be looking to find their son and finish the job.
Then there is David Thewlis as the mysterious new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Lupin, who teaches Harry how to defend himself from the Dementors, but who may also have some sinister link to Sirius Black.
Timothy Spall joins the team as Peter Pettigrew, along with Julie Christie as pub landlady Madam Rosmerta, while popular British comedians Jennifer Saunders and Paul Whitehouse pop up in a couple of Hogwarts’ famous talking paintings.
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HARRY
POTTER
AND
THE
PRISONER
OF ASKABAN
A Warner Bros. Pictures
and P of A production
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Prod: David Heyman, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe; Exec prod: Michael Barnathan, Callum McDougall; Dir: Alfonso Cuarón; Scr: Steve Kloves, from the novel by JK Rowling; Ph: Michael Seresin; Prod des: Stuart Craig; Cost des: Jany Temime; Vis fx super: Roger Guyett; S/fx super: John Richardson; Creature & make-up fx des: Nick Dudman; Ed: Steven Weisberg; Mus: John Williams.
With Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Harry Melling (Dudley Dursley), Julie Christie (Madam Rosmerta), Robbie Coltrane (Rubeus Hagrid), Pam Ferris (Aunt Marge), Dawn French (The Lady in the Portrait), Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore), Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon Dursley), Robert Hardy (Cornelius Fudge), Gary Oldman (Sirius Black), Alan Rickman (Severus Snape), Fiona Shaw (Aunt Petunia Dursley), Maggie Smith (Minerva McGonagall), Timothy Spall (Peter Pettigrew), David Thewlis (Remus Lupin), Julie Walters (Mrs Weasley), Mark Williams (Arthur Weasley), Paul Whitehouse (Sir Cadogen).
International distribution: Warner Bros. Pictures International
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