Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 147 min

genre: fantasy

theme: sequel

director: David Yates

Score: 8 / 10

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2009 fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on J. K. Rowling's 2005 novel of the same name. The film, which is the sixth instalment in the Harry Potter film series, was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman and David Barron. It stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The story follows Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts as he receives a mysterious textbook, falls in love, and attempts to retrieve a memory that holds the key to Lord Voldemort's downfall. The film is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and was followed by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010).

Plot

Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on the wizarding and Muggle worlds: his Death Eaters kidnap Mr Ollivander, and destroy London's Millennium Bridge. With Lucius Malfoy incarcerated in Azkaban, Voldemort chooses Draco to carry out a secret mission at Hogwarts. Draco's mother Narcissa and aunt Bellatrix Lestrange seek out Severus Snape, who allays their suspicions by claiming he is a mole within the Order of the Phoenix. Snape makes an Unbreakable Vow with Narcissa to protect Draco and fulfil his task should he fail.

Awards

MTV Movie Award for Best Villain

Cast

More details

author	Steve Kloves
award	MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
contentLocation	England London Scotland
director	David Yates
editor	Mark Day
genre	adventure fantasy
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musicBy	Nicholas Hooper
nomination	Academy Award for Best Cinematography
productionCompany	Warner Bros. Pictures
publisher	Warner Bros. Pictures
recordedAt	Gloucester Cathedral Hertfordshire London
theme	3d sequel