Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

**Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban** is a UK VHS/DVD release by Warner Bros Home Entertainment on 22nd November 2004.

The film also got aired on Sky Family in 12th February 2023, The film also got aired on Blockbusters in 22nd July 2023, The film also got aired on Wizarding Wld in 29th July 2023, The film also got aired on Cult Classics in 28th August 2023 and the film also got aired on ITV1 in 4th November 2023.

## Description

VHS: As the despicable Aunt Marge floats across the night sky, Harry heads off for what will become his third year at Hogwarts, A harrowing ride on the Knight Bus Places Harry in Diagon Alley where he learns that escaped prisoner Sirius Black is coming for him, & so the new term begins, At Hogwarts, Harry & friends learn the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, how to transform shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity & even turn back time, Soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, threatening Harry, while a supporter of the He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within castle walls, & Harry will be force to confront them all, Directed by Alfonso Cuarón & based on J.K. Rowing’s third book, this wonderous spellbinder soars with laughs, thrills & the kind of breathless surprise only found in a Harry Potter adventure. Mischief Managed!

Blu-ray: In their third year at Hogwarts, Harry, Ron & Hermione meet escaped prisoner Sirius Black & learn to handle a half-horse/half-eagle Hippogriff, repel shape-shifting Boggarts & master the art of Divination, Harry must also withstand soul-sucking Dementors, outsmart a dangerous werewolf & deal with the truth about Sirius & his relationship to Harry & his parents.

## Cast

* Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, a 13-year-old British wizard famous for surviving his parents' murder at the hands of the evil dark wizard Lord Voldemort as an infant, who now enters his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
* Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, Harry's best friend at Hogwarts.
* Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, Harry's Muggle-born best friend and the trio's brains.
* Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid, the gamekeeper and new Care of Magical Creatures teacher at Hogwarts.
* Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts and one of the greatest wizards of the age. Gambon assumed the role after Richard Harris, who played Dumbledore in the previous two films, died on 25 October 2002, 3 weeks before the 2nd film's release. Despite his illness, Harris was determined to film his part, telling a visiting David Heyman not to recast the role. Four months after Harris's death, Cuarón chose Gambon as his replacement. Gambon was unconcerned with bettering or copying Harris, instead giving his own interpretation, putting on a slight Irish accent for the role, as well as completing his scenes in three weeks. Rumours of Ian McKellenbeing offered the role started to spread, but when asked he rejected the rumours and stated he had played a similar character in Gandalf of *The Lord of the Rings* trilogy. He also stated it would have been inappropriate to take Harris's role, as the late actor had called McKellen a "dreadful" actor. Harris's family had expressed an interest in seeing Harris's close friend Peter O'Toole being chosen as his replacement.
* Richard Griffiths as Vernon Dursley, Harry's Muggle uncle.
* Gary Oldman as Sirius Black, Harry's infamous godfather, who escapes from the Wizarding prison Azkaban after serving twelve years there for being falsely accused of being the Death Eater who betrayed Harry's parents to Voldemort. Oldman accepted the part because he needed the money, as he had not taken on any major work in several years after deciding to spend more time with his children. He was "surprised by how difficult it was to pull off", comparing the role to Shakespearean dialogue.
* Alan Rickman as Severus Snape, the Potions teacher at Hogwarts and head of Slytherin.
* Fiona Shaw as Petunia Dursley, Harry's Muggle aunt.
* Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, the Transfiguration teacher at Hogwarts and head of Gryffindor.
* Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, Harry's arch rival and a Slytherin house student.
* Timothy Spall as Peter Pettigrew, a friend of Harry's parents said to have been killed by Sirius Black, but was later revealed to have been the real Death Eater who betrayed Harry's parents to Voldemort.
* David Thewlis as Remus Lupin, the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts and a werewolf. Thewlis, who had previously auditioned for the role of Quirinus Quirrell in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, was Cuarón's first choice for the role of Professor Lupin. He accepted the role on advice from Ian Hart, who was cast as Quirrell, and had told him that Professor Lupin was "the best part in the book." Thewlis had seen the first two films and had only read part of the first book, although after taking the role he read the third.
* Emma Thompson as Sybill Trelawney, the Divination teacher at Hogwarts.
* Julie Walters as Molly Weasley, Ron’s mother.
* Several actors from the previous film reprise their roles in the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Melling appears as Dudley Dursley, Harry’s cousin, James & Oliver Phelps play Fred & George Weasley, Ron’s twin brothers, Chris Rankin appears as Percy Weasley, Ron’s other brother & a Hogwarts head boy, & Bonnie Wright portrays their sister Ginny, while Mark Williams plays their father, Arthur Weasley, Jamie Waylett & Josh Herdman appear as Crabbe & Goyle, Draco’s minions, Matthew Lewis & Devon Murray play Neville Longbottom & Seamus Finningan respectively, two Gryffindor students in Harry’s year, David Bradley appears as Argus Filch, Hogwarts’ caretaker, While Robert Hardy portrays Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic,

* Pam Ferris portrays Aunt Marge, Vernon’s Sister, Lee Ingleby plays Stan Shunpike, conductor of the Knight Bus, while Jimmy Gardner portrays Ernie Prang, the driver of the Knight Bus, & Jim Taveré appears as Tom, innkeeper of The Leaky Cauldron, replacing Derek Deadman from the first film, Dawn French plays The Fat Lady, a painting at Hogwarts, replacing Elizabeth Spriggs from the first film, Julie Christie appears as Madam Rosmenta, the barmaid at the Three Broomsitcks, Warwick Davis appears as the conductor of the Hogwarts Choir, The role was offered to him by producer David Heyman due to Filius Filtwick, Davis’ original role, bring absent from the script, The change in appearance for the new character later became Filtwick’s look for the rest of the series.

## Opening (Original 2004 release)

* Warner Home Video Ident (1997)
* FACT "The Pirates Are Out to Get You" PIF (Short Version)
* European Captioning Institute Warning Screen (1995-2005)
* COMING SOON (silent)
* The Polar Express Trailer
* OUT NOW TO BUY OR RENT ON VIDEO OR DVD (silent)
* Scooby-Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed trailer [announced by Miles Jupp]
* VSC PG Warning (Warner Home Video) (1995) [announced by Floella Benjamin]
* Warner Bros Pictures A TimeWarner Company Ident (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Version)/Start of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

## Closing (Original 2004 release)

* End of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
* Closing Credits Film
* Warner Bros Pictures A TimeWarner Company Ident (Still Version)
* Warner Home Video Warning Scroll (1999-2005)

## Trailers and info

1. FACT Hotline Video Piracy Warning
2. The Polar Express (Coming Soon)
3. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (Out Now to Buy or Rent on Video or DVD)
4. VSC PG Warning (Warner Bros Home Entertainment)