Lord Voldemort has returned, but the ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth. They appoint Ministry official Dolores Umbridge as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. When Umbridge refuses to teach practical defensive magic, Ron and Hermione convince Harry to secretly train a select group of students for the wizarding war that lies ahead. A terrifying showdown between good and evil awaits.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images.|||adult
Warner Bros. Pictures ; Heyday Films ; Cool Music ; produced by David Barron, David Heyman ; screenplay by Michael Goldenberg ; directed by David Yates.
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Based on the novel by J.K. Rowling.
Special features: 17 minutes of never-before-seen footage; "Trailing Tonks:" spend a day with actress Nat Tena and receive a very personal and often wacky tour of the stages; "Harry Potter: the magic of editing:" director David Yates and editor Mark Day show what a difference a good edit makes to allow the viewers to edit a scene; A & E documentary: "The hidden secrets of Harry Potter:" viewers take a thrilling look back at the past Harry Potter films in search of clues to the mysteries of the upcoming Harry Potter sage; DVD-ROM features: Timeline; link to sneaks of HP̂; additional materials.
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Maggie Smith, Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter, Imelda Staunton.
Director of photography, Slawomir Idziak ; editor, Mark Day ; music, Nicholas Hooper ; costume designer, Jany Temime ; production designer, Stuart Craig ; special effects supervisor, John Richardson ; visual effects supervisors, Tim Burke, Craig Lyn, Chris Shaw.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DVD-9.
For private home use only.
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English, Spanish or French subtitles; closed-captioned.
