Harry Potter e il prigioniero di Azkaban

Titolo originale: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Regia: Alfonso Cuarón |
Anno: 2004
Origine: United Kingdom | United States of America |
Generi: Avventura Fantasy
Tag: witch | school friend | friendship | flying | magic | bus | traitor | child hero | school of witchcraft | black magic | time travel | school | best friend | werewolf | muggle | ghost | wizard | aftercreditsstinger | magical creature | night bus | teenage life | christmas | school class | based on young adult novel | magic spell | enchant |
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe | Rupert Grint | Emma Watson | Robbie Coltrane | Michael Gambon | Gary Oldman | David Thewlis | Timothy Spall | Alan Rickman | Tom Felton | Emma Thompson | Julie Walters | Richard Griffiths | Fiona Shaw | Maggie Smith | David Bradley | Pam Ferris | Dawn French | Julie Christie | Robert Hardy | Mark Williams | Harry Melling | Adrian Rawlins | Geraldine Somerville | Lee Ingleby | Lenny Henry | Jimmy Gardner | Jim Tavaré | Abby Ford | Oliver Phelps | James Phelps | Chris Rankin | Bonnie Wright | Devon Murray | Warwick Davis | Matthew Lewis | Sitara Shah | Jennifer Smith | Bronson Webb | Josh Herdman | Genevieve Gaunt | Kandice Morris | Alfred Enoch | Annalisa Bugliani | Tess Bu Cuarón | Violet Columbus | Paul Whitehouse | Ekow Quartey | Ricky Sahota | Jamie Waylett | Sharon Sandhu | Danielle Tabor | Freddie Davies | Peter Best | Ian Brown | Marianne Chase | Tom Ackerley | Hazel Keech |

Harry Potter ha tredici anni e deve trascorrere ancora una volta le vacanze estive con i terribili zii Dursley, i suoi unici parenti, che hanno un atteggiamento davvero medioevale nei confronti della magia e vivono nel terrore che qualcuno scopra che il nipote frequenta la Scuola di Magia e Stregoneria di Hogwarts. Tutto fila liscio fino all'arrivo di zia Marge, la prepotente sorella di zio Vernon, che maltratta talmente tanto Harry da spingerlo "involontariamente" a farla gonfiare come un mostruoso pallone che si libra nell'aria. Temendo di essere punito dagli zii (e da Hogwarts, perchè il Ministero della Magia proibisce severamente agli studenti di usare le arti magiche nel mondo dei Babbani), Harry fugge nella notte...

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Scabbers is three times the size he was in the previous two movies. D
(At around forty-nine minutes) After the Fat Lady reports that Sirius Black is in the castle, there' [...] D
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Gary Oldman, Robert Hardy and Timothy Spall have each portrayed Winston Churchill; Oldman in L'ora p [...] D
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The bats seen flying around in Hagrid's hut are real. They were particularly challenging to train, a [...] D
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Remus Lupin is giving Harry private lessons on how to defeat Dementors, using a Boggart as a replace [...] D
Aware of his fondness for music, Gary Oldman presented Daniel Radcliffe with a bass guitar as a gift [...] D
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The crows seen in the latter part of this movie are African Pied Crows. They were raised in captivit [...] D
There is a clue to Remus Lupin's being a werewolf in his name - Romulus and Remus were twins raised [...] D
J.K. Rowling allowed Alfonso Cuarón to make minor changes to the book, on the condition that he s [...] D
David Thewlis was Alfonso Cuarón's first choice for the role of Professor Lupin. He accepted the [...] D
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Gary Oldman was "surprised by how difficult it was to pull off", comparing the role to Shakespearean [...] D
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Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki (frequent collaborator of Alfonso Cuarón) was supposed to be wor [...] D
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When Tom Felton first met Gary Oldman, he assumed he was one of the set janitors. D
Remus Lupin mentions that no one knows what a Boggart looks like when it is alone. Mad-Eye Moody, in [...] D
It was the first movie in the franchise to be released in both conventional and IMAX theaters. D
The events of the film take place from mid-1993 till mid-1994. D
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Azkaban Prison, though mentioned, never appeared in this movie. Nonetheless, concept art was created [...] D
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At the start of this movie, Harry actually does underage magic, but does not get found out by the Mi [...] D
The only movie in the franchise where Voldemort does not appear in some living form (portrait only). [...] D
Director Alfonso Cuarón had never read the Harry Potter novels, nor seen the first two movies, wh [...] D
The symbols under Sirius Black's picture on the "Wanted" poster translate as "more or less human." D
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J.K. Rowling has stated that her Boggart would be the same as Molly Weasley's: her loved ones dead o [...] D
The Shrieking Shack is completely dilapidated and vandalized on the inside, although the film never [...] D
Illusionist Paul Kieve served as a consultant. He taught magic to several members of the cast, inclu [...] D
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The geometric staircase at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, was used as the staircase that leads to the [...] D
Some dubbed versions retain a voice likeness of the late Richard Harris for the character of Dumbled [...] D
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(At around sixteen minutes) Alex Crockford appears uncredited as the second oldest Weasley son, Char [...] D
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Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, is also known as the Dog Star. This foreshadows the fac [...] D
The rickety wooden bridge connecting Hogwarts to the surrounding landscape was going to be created e [...] D
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J.K. Rowling based the dementors on her battle with depression. D
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Harry Melling had lost so much weight that the role of Dudley Dursley was almost re-cast. Eventually [...] D
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Alfonso Cuarón's fifth feature film. D
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The visual effects team spent six months creating the dementors. Originally, Alfonso Cuarón wasn' [...] D
J.K. Rowling had two grandfathers, named Stanley and Ernie. These names are used for the guard and d [...] D
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(At around thirty-one minutes) The sound of the Hogwarts bell is a recording of "Big Ben" (the bell [...] D
(At around sixteen minutes) Early in this movie, Harry sees a newspaper article with a photograph of [...] D
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Brian Bowles and Peter Serafinowicz voiced the "Shrunken Heads" (uncredited) in "The Three Broomstic [...] D
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Final Harry Potter movie to feature a score composed by John Williams. Williams continued to be cred [...] D
The tattoos on Sirius Black's body and hands are borrowed from Russian prison gangs. They are markin [...] D
This movie has the highest number of real animal species in the franchise, including, but not limite [...] D
Two Persian red cats were used for the role of Crookshanks: Crackerjack and Pumpkin. The trainers sa [...] D
The spell "Lumos" is also the name of J.K. Rowling's charity for children. D
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David Thewlis had seen the first two movies and had only read part of the first book, although after [...] D
The character of Gregory Goyle, while appearing in a few scenes, is largely absent from this movie. [...] D
Genevieve Gaunt's debut. D
Producer Chris Columbus (who directed the first two movies) offered the role of director to Alfonso [...] D
Despite being third in the Harry Potter franchise, the makers used this movie to allow themselves so [...] D
Alfonso Cuarón: [Mexico] References to Cuarón's Mexican nationality abound. On the fountain in [...] D
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The Giant squid that lives in the Black Lake of Hogwarts was going to have its first appearance in t [...] D
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The third and final Harry Potter movie to be released on VHS. (Excluding international releases of H [...] D
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After Richard Harris' death, his family really wanted Peter O'Toole to play the role of Dumbledore, [...] D
"Boggart" is David Thewlis' (Remus Lupin) favorite word or line from the franchise. D
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Alfonso Cuarón had the idea that when the dementors approached the Hogwarts Express the rain woul [...] D
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Crabbe and Goyle yet again have no (discernible) dialogue. D
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Gary Oldman suggested Sirius Black's hairstyle, while Alfonso Cuarón designed his tattoos. D
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John Williams' score ends with a reminder of one of Harry's dangers to come. Throughout this movie, [...] D
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2nd highest grossing film of 2004 behind Shrek 2 D
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Remus' tendency to nurture those around him, particularly children, is fitting, as wolves' social st [...] D
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The executioner sent to kill Buckbeak is actually Walden Macnair, who is later revealed in the grave [...] D
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Bronson Webb was listed as "Slytherin Boy". According to the "Harry Potter Wiki" website, the charac [...] D
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Last movie in the franchise to be dubbed into Icelandic and Norwegian. D
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In the film and books, Hermioner Granger purchases a pet cat named Crookshanks. Her actress, Emma Wa [...] D
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(At around one hour) When Harry is given the Marauder's Map by the Weasley twins, the name "Moony" i [...] D
David Thewlis struggled with making his character sound educated and sophisticated due to his thick [...] D
Chris Columbus, the director of the first two movies and producer of this one, was amazed how beauti [...] D
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At the time of its release, this movie was the shortest of the Harry Potter movies, despite the fact [...] D