Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Release Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 Nationwide

David Thewlis, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Jim Broadbent, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, David Yates, Alan Rickman, David Bradley, Lionel Wigram, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Felton, Maggie Smith, David Heyman, Timothy Spall, Julie Walters, Steve Kloves, Michael Gambon, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, David Barron, Helen McCrory, Natalia Tena, Evanna Lynch, Matthew Lewis, Frank Dillane, Bonnie Wright, Jessie Cave

Young wizards Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger are facing new challenges and dangers in the wake of Lord Voldemort''s return.

PG Action 2 hrs, 25 m

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Young wizards Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger are facing new challenges and dangers in the wake of Lord Voldemort''s return.

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Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn't counted on Romilda Vane's chocolates! And then there's Hermione, simmering with jealously but determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.
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The film's director David Yates last directed Pain Hustlers and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. The film's writer Steve Kloves last wrote Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and White Boy Rick.

Director
David Yates
Screenwriter
Producers
David Barron
David Heyman

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MPA Rating
PG Parental Guidance Suggested for scary images, some violence, language and mild sensuality
Runtime
2 hrs, 25 m
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
The Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter 6, HP6

Language
English

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released in nationwide movie theaters on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 .



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Thu., Nov. 26, 2009

  • Set the production budget to $250,000,000

  • Added the soundtrack release date of July 14, 2009

  • Added a running time of 145 minutes

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