Additional information for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which has a domestic theatrical release set for July 15, 2009. The film is being distributed by Warner Bros Pictures and has been rated PG for scary images, some violence, language and mild sensuality. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has a total running time of 153 minutes.
PG
USA
12A
UK
12A
Ireland
K-11
Finland
11
Norway
IIA
Hong Kong
M
Australia
All
South Korea
PG
Singapore
12
Brazil
10
Iceland
PG
Canada
M
New Zealand
G
Japan
12
Netherlands
10
Switzerland
11
Sweden
G
Philippines
M/12
Portugal
U
France
12
Germany
13
Argentina
14
Peru
GP
Taiwan
B
Mexico
153 min
HP and the HBP
International: English title
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Hong Kong: English title
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: An IMAX 3D Experience
USA
The Half-Blood Prince
USA
Harry Potter y el misterio del príncipe
Argentina
Hali Bote - Hunxue wangzi de beipan
Hong Kong: Mandarin title
Harry Potter et le prince de sang-mêlé
Belgium: French title
Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
Russia
Хари Потър и Нечистокръвният принц
Bulgaria: Bulgarian title
Halei Bodak - Wanhyut wongji dik buibun
Hong Kong: Cantonese title
Hali Bote - Yu hunxue wangzi
China: Mandarin title
Hari Poter i polukrvni princ
Serbia
Hari Poter i polukrvniot princ
Republic of Macedonia
Haris Poteris ir netikras princas
Lithuania
Harri Potter i napivkrovnyj prync
Ukraine
Harry Potter és a félvér herceg
Hungary
Harry Potter a Polovicný princ
Slovakia
Harry Potter a Princ dvojí krve
Czech Republic
Harry Potter e il principe mezzosangue
Italy
Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe
Brazil
Harry Potter e o Príncipe Misterioso
Portugal
Harry Potter en de halfbloed prins
Netherlands
Harry Potter i ksiaze polkrwi
Poland
Harry Potter ja puoliverinen prinssi
Finland
Harry Potter ja segavereline prints
Estonia
Harry Potter och Halvblodsprinsen
Finland: Swedish title
Harry Potter och halvblodsprinsen
Sweden
Harry Potter og halvblodsprinsen
Norway
Harry Potter og halvblodsprinsen
Denmark
Harry Potter si printul semipur
Romania
Harry Potter und der Halbblutprinz
Germany
Harry Potter ve melez prens
Turkey: Turkish title
Harry Potter wa al-amir al-hajin
Morocco: Arabic title
Harry Potter y el misterio del principe
International: Spanish title
O Harry Potter kai o imiaimos prigips
Greece
July 6, 2009
Japan
July 7, 2009
UK
July 8, 2009
USA
July 15, 2009
Australia
July 15, 2009
Belgium
July 15, 2009
Brazil
July 15, 2009
Canada
July 15, 2009
China
July 15, 2009
Colombia
July 15, 2009
Egypt
July 15, 2009
France
July 15, 2009
Hong Kong
July 15, 2009
Iceland
July 15, 2009
Ireland
July 15, 2009
Italy
July 15, 2009
Japan
July 15, 2009
Mexico
July 15, 2009
Morocco
July 15, 2009
Netherlands
July 15, 2009
New Zealand
July 15, 2009
Panama
July 15, 2009
Spain
July 15, 2009
Sweden
July 15, 2009
UK
July 15, 2009
USA
July 15, 2009
USA
July 15, 2009
Uruguay
July 16, 2009
Austria
July 16, 2009
Bahrain
July 16, 2009
Chile
July 16, 2009
Czech Republic
July 16, 2009
Germany
July 16, 2009
Israel
July 16, 2009
Kuwait
July 16, 2009
Malaysia
July 16, 2009
Peru
July 16, 2009
Philippines
July 16, 2009
Portugal
July 16, 2009
Puerto Rico
July 16, 2009
Russia
July 16, 2009
Singapore
July 16, 2009
Slovakia
July 16, 2009
Slovenia
July 16, 2009
South Korea
July 16, 2009
Thailand
July 16, 2009
Ukraine
July 16, 2009
United Arab Emirates
July 17, 2009
Bulgaria
July 17, 2009
Denmark
July 17, 2009
Finland
July 17, 2009
India
July 17, 2009
Indonesia
July 17, 2009
Kazakhstan
July 17, 2009
Lithuania
July 17, 2009
Norway
July 17, 2009
South Africa
July 17, 2009
Taiwan
July 17, 2009
Turkey
July 17, 2009
Venezuela
July 23, 2009
Argentina
July 23, 2009
Croatia
July 23, 2009
Hungary
July 23, 2009
Lebanon
July 24, 2009
Cyprus
July 24, 2009
Estonia
July 24, 2009
Latvia
July 24, 2009
Poland
July 24, 2009
Romania
July 29, 2009
Canada
July 29, 2009
USA
August 25, 2009
Greece
Once again I must ask too much of you, Harry
Dark Secrets Revealed
As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously "This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.
Scarred by his experience at the Ministry of Magic with Voldemort, Harry is reluctant to return to Hogwarts. Dumbledore encourages him to continue, after taking him to see a former professor, Horace Slughorn, hoping that Slughorn would return to Hogwarts and take Harry under his wing.
Meanwhile, Death Eaters begin to wreak havoc both towards Muggles, destroying the Millennium Bridge, and Wizards, kidnapping the wandmaker Mr. Ollivander and destroying his Diagon Alley shop. Bellatrix Lestrange entreats Severus Snape to enter an Unbreakable Vow with Draco Malfoy's mother, Narcissa, assuring that he will complete the task assigned to Draco should Draco fail and that he will protect him and make sure he doesn't get hurt. Harry, Ron and Hermione, while in Diagon Alley, spot Draco entering Borgin and Burkes and taking part in a ritual with other Death Eaters, and become suspicious of his actions.
At Hogwarts, the school is under tight security to prevent the Death Eaters from entering the school. With Slughorn back to teach Potions, Snape is given Defense Against the Dark Arts. Harry and Ron are encouraged by Professor McGonagall to take up Potions now that Slughorn, with lower standards, is teaching the class; however, as neither was expecting to take the course, they are given textbooks. Harry's book is annotated with more exact instructions to complete potions, giving him an edge over the other students, and finds that it once belonged to the "Half-Blood Prince", a term Hermione cannot figure out. Meanwhile, Ron becomes the successful Gryffindor's Quidditch goalie, attracting the love of Lavender Brown, much to Hermione's chagrin. Harry is also upset over Ginny's attraction to Dean Thomas. During the Christmas Break while Harry and Ron are at the Burrow, the Death Eaters come intending to kidnap Harry, but are forced to retreat after they are outnumbered by Order of the Phoenix members. Before they leave they set fire to the Burrow, and the Weasleys are gathered outside the house, leaving Harry regretting the evil that he has brought down upon people he cares about.
Dumbledore reveals to Harry through the Pensieve memories of Tom RiddleVoldemort's original nameincluding a false memory from Slughorn, when Riddle asked him about a certain resistricted Dark Art. The memory fails to reveal this art, and Dumbledore believes that the key to defeating Voldemort is to learn what Dark Art Riddle asked about, and instructs Harry to further confide himself to Slughorn. Using a Luck potion he won earlier in the school year, Harry is able to bring Slughorn to be intoxicated with Hagrid and convinces the professor in his stupor to give him the true memory. This memory reveals that Riddle inquired about the creation of Horcruxes, devices that store a portion of the creator's soul to allow them to live indefinitely. Dumbledore reveals that Riddle's diary and his mother's ring were two of seven Horcruxes that Riddle had created, and that they must track these down and destroy them to make Voldemort mortal.
Meanwhile, Harry continues to be suspicious of Draco's actions, following him around the school but no success in determining what he seeks. Harry believes Draco to be behind two indirect attempts on Dumbledore's life, one through a cursed necklace that Katie Bell, under an Imperius Curse, was bringing to Dumbledore as a gift, and another through a bottle of poisoned wine that Slughorn, similarly cursed, planned to give to the professor. The latter is discovered accidently when Ron ingests the poison; though he recovers with medical treatment, he unconsciously mumbles Hermione's name in front of Lavender, sending her away crying. After this incident, Harry corners Draco in the toilets and after a short fight casts the Sectumsempra curse from the Half-Blood Prince's book, severely harming Draco. Snape arrives knowing that he let Draco get hurt and that he broke one of the promises and heals him. Ginny convinces Harry to hide the book in the Room of Requirement to prevent him from using it again; there, they discover, unknown to them, a Vanishing Cabinet, which Draco has been attempting to repair, but think nothing of it further. Ginny also reveals her love for Harry, and they kiss after she hides the book.
Dumbledore implores Harry to help him recover another Horcrux, the location of which he recently learned. The two apparate to a seaside cliff, and enter a cave where the Horcrux is located. On a small crystalline island, Dumbledore forces Harry to make him drink a mind-altering liquid in order to reveal the Horcrux. While Dumbledore recovers from the liquid, Harry recovers the Horcrux, a small pendant. Harry tries to help Dumbeldore recover, but they are attacked by numerous inferi. Dumbledore recovers in time to set them aflame, and the two return to the Astronomy Tower at Hogwarts.
Dumbledore, still weakened by the trial, instructs Harry to go to get Snape. However, before Harry can go, footsteps are heard, and Dumbledore tells Harry to hide on the lower floor. The footsteps belong to Draco, who prepares to kill Dumbledore, but cannot bring himself to do so. Meanwhile, with the Vanishing Cabinet fixed, Bellatrix and other Death Eaters are able to invade Hogwarts through a similar cabinet at Borgin and Burkes, and join Draco in the tower. Snape silently arrives on the lower floor, indicating to Harry to stay quiet, and then goes upstairs, joining the other Death Eaters. Snape then casts the killing spell Avada Kedavra on Dumbledore, throwing him over the side of the Tower and killing him. Snape, Draco, and the other Death Eaters depart the school, Bellatrix casting the Death Eaters' sign over the school, destroying the Great Hall and setting fire to Hagrid's hut in glee. Harry tries to stop them with the Sectumsempra spell, but Snape deflects it and stuns him. As he departs, he explains that he is the Half-Blood Prince and the creator of the spell.
Harry returns to the school to find the staff and students mourning over Dumbledore's death. Harry walks over to Dumbledore's body lying in front of them, grieving as Ginny comforts him. When he returns to the late headmaster's office one last time, McGonagall confronts him and asks him to open up to her, but he does not comply and leaves. A portrait of Dumbledore can be seen hanging on a wall behind them.
Harry reveals to Ron and Hermione that the Horcrux they got was a fake, containing a message from an "R.A.B." that stated he had already taken it, but is also seeking to end Voldemort's life. Harry tells his friends that he does not plan to return next year, instead seeking out R.A.B. and the other Horcruxes so that he may put an end to Voldemort; Ron and Hermione remind Harry that they are his friends and will help alongside him in his goal.
David Yates
Director(s)
Steve Kloves
J.K. Rowling
Writer(s)
David Barron
producer
David Heyman
producer
Tim Lewis
associate producer
Lionel Wigram
executive producer
Producer(s)
Nicholas Hooper
Composer(s)
Harry Potter
Daniel Radcliffe
Ron Weasley
Rupert Grint
Hermione Granger
Emma Watson
Professor Horace Slughorn
Jim Broadbent
Waitress
Elarica Gallacher
Rubeus Hagrid
Robbie Coltrane
Professor Albus Dumbledore
Michael Gambon
Professor Minerva McGonagall
Maggie Smith
Professor Severus Snape
Alan Rickman
Ginny Weasley
Bonnie Wright
Fred Weasley
James Phelps
George Weasley
Oliver Phelps
Molly Weasley
Julie Walters
Arthur Weasley
Mark Williams
Remus Lupin
David Thewlis
Nymphadora Tonks
Natalia Tena
Bellatrix Lestrange
Helena Bonham Carter
Fenrir Greyback
Dave Legeno
Wormtail
Timothy Spall
Narcissa Malfoy
Helen McCrory
Draco Malfoy
Tom Felton
Lavender Brown
Jessie Cave
Luna Lovegood
Evanna Lynch
Neville Longbottom
Matthew Lewis
Dean Thomas
Alfie Enoch
Seamus Finnigan
Devon Murray
Nigel
William Melling
Parvati Patil
Shefali Chowdhury
Padma Patil
Afshan Azad
Katie Bell
Georgina Leonidas
Leanne
Isabella Laughland
Cormac McLaggen
Freddie Stroma
Romilda Vane
Anna Shaffer
Blaise Zabini
Louis Cordice
Pansy Parkinson
Scarlett Byrne
Vincent Crabbe
Jamie Waylett
Gregory Goyle
Josh Herdman
Marcus Belby
Robert Knox
Twin Girl #1
Amber Evans
Twin Girl #2
Ruby Evans
Meanwhile, Death Eaters begin to wreak havoc both towards Muggles, destroying the Millennium Bridge, and Wizards, kidnapping the wandmaker Mr. Ollivander and destroying his Diagon Alley shop. Bellatrix Lestrange entreats Severus Snape to enter an Unbreakable Vow with Draco Malfoy's mother, Narcissa, assuring that he will complete the task assigned to Draco should Draco fail and that he will protect him and make sure he doesn't get hurt. Harry, Ron and Hermione, while in Diagon Alley, spot Draco entering Borgin and Burkes and taking part in a ritual with other Death Eaters, and become suspicious of his actions.
At Hogwarts, the school is under tight security to prevent the Death Eaters from entering the school. With Slughorn back to teach Potions, Snape is given Defense Against the Dark Arts. Harry and Ron are encouraged by Professor McGonagall to take up Potions now that Slughorn, with lower standards, is teaching the class; however, as neither was expecting to take the course, they are given textbooks. Harry's book is annotated with more exact instructions to complete potions, giving him an edge over the other students, and finds that it once belonged to the "Half-Blood Prince", a term Hermione cannot figure out. Meanwhile, Ron becomes the successful Gryffindor's Quidditch goalie, attracting the love of Lavender Brown, much to Hermione's chagrin. Harry is also upset over Ginny's attraction to Dean Thomas. During the Christmas Break while Harry and Ron are at the Burrow, the Death Eaters come intending to kidnap Harry, but are forced to retreat after they are outnumbered by Order of the Phoenix members. Before they leave they set fire to the Burrow, and the Weasleys are gathered outside the house, leaving Harry regretting the evil that he has brought down upon people he cares about.
Dumbledore reveals to Harry through the Pensieve memories of Tom RiddleVoldemort's original nameincluding a false memory from Slughorn, when Riddle asked him about a certain resistricted Dark Art. The memory fails to reveal this art, and Dumbledore believes that the key to defeating Voldemort is to learn what Dark Art Riddle asked about, and instructs Harry to further confide himself to Slughorn. Using a Luck potion he won earlier in the school year, Harry is able to bring Slughorn to be intoxicated with Hagrid and convinces the professor in his stupor to give him the true memory. This memory reveals that Riddle inquired about the creation of Horcruxes, devices that store a portion of the creator's soul to allow them to live indefinitely. Dumbledore reveals that Riddle's diary and his mother's ring were two of seven Horcruxes that Riddle had created, and that they must track these down and destroy them to make Voldemort mortal.
Meanwhile, Harry continues to be suspicious of Draco's actions, following him around the school but no success in determining what he seeks. Harry believes Draco to be behind two indirect attempts on Dumbledore's life, one through a cursed necklace that Katie Bell, under an Imperius Curse, was bringing to Dumbledore as a gift, and another through a bottle of poisoned wine that Slughorn, similarly cursed, planned to give to the professor. The latter is discovered accidently when Ron ingests the poison; though he recovers with medical treatment, he unconsciously mumbles Hermione's name in front of Lavender, sending her away crying. After this incident, Harry corners Draco in the toilets and after a short fight casts the Sectumsempra curse from the Half-Blood Prince's book, severely harming Draco. Snape arrives knowing that he let Draco get hurt and that he broke one of the promises and heals him. Ginny convinces Harry to hide the book in the Room of Requirement to prevent him from using it again; there, they discover, unknown to them, a Vanishing Cabinet, which Draco has been attempting to repair, but think nothing of it further. Ginny also reveals her love for Harry, and they kiss after she hides the book.
Dumbledore implores Harry to help him recover another Horcrux, the location of which he recently learned. The two apparate to a seaside cliff, and enter a cave where the Horcrux is located. On a small crystalline island, Dumbledore forces Harry to make him drink a mind-altering liquid in order to reveal the Horcrux. While Dumbledore recovers from the liquid, Harry recovers the Horcrux, a small pendant. Harry tries to help Dumbeldore recover, but they are attacked by numerous inferi. Dumbledore recovers in time to set them aflame, and the two return to the Astronomy Tower at Hogwarts.
Dumbledore, still weakened by the trial, instructs Harry to go to get Snape. However, before Harry can go, footsteps are heard, and Dumbledore tells Harry to hide on the lower floor. The footsteps belong to Draco, who prepares to kill Dumbledore, but cannot bring himself to do so. Meanwhile, with the Vanishing Cabinet fixed, Bellatrix and other Death Eaters are able to invade Hogwarts through a similar cabinet at Borgin and Burkes, and join Draco in the tower. Snape silently arrives on the lower floor, indicating to Harry to stay quiet, and then goes upstairs, joining the other Death Eaters. Snape then casts the killing spell Avada Kedavra on Dumbledore, throwing him over the side of the Tower and killing him. Snape, Draco, and the other Death Eaters depart the school, Bellatrix casting the Death Eaters' sign over the school, destroying the Great Hall and setting fire to Hagrid's hut in glee. Harry tries to stop them with the Sectumsempra spell, but Snape deflects it and stuns him. As he departs, he explains that he is the Half-Blood Prince and the creator of the spell.
Harry returns to the school to find the staff and students mourning over Dumbledore's death. Harry walks over to Dumbledore's body lying in front of them, grieving as Ginny comforts him. When he returns to the late headmaster's office one last time, McGonagall confronts him and asks him to open up to her, but he does not comply and leaves. A portrait of Dumbledore can be seen hanging on a wall behind them.
Harry reveals to Ron and Hermione that the Horcrux they got was a fake, containing a message from an "R.A.B." that stated he had already taken it, but is also seeking to end Voldemort's life. Harry tells his friends that he does not plan to return next year, instead seeking out R.A.B. and the other Horcruxes so that he may put an end to Voldemort; Ron and Hermione remind Harry that they are his friends and will help alongside him in his goal.
Director(s)
J.K. Rowling
Writer(s)
producer
David Heyman
producer
Tim Lewis
associate producer
Lionel Wigram
executive producer
Producer(s)
Composer(s)
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