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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone London premiere, 2001

London · United Kingdom

Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters, Richard Griffiths, Chris Columbus, Cate Blanchett and Cher at the Odeon Leicester Square on 4 November 2001. Six photographs revisit the first Harry Potter film’s premiere, twenty-five years later.

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Picture stories from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone London premiere, 2001

Robbie Coltrane in a purple suit beside a fellow guest in a silver dress at the Harry Potter premiere
Robbie Coltrane at the premiere of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone at the Odeon Leicester Square, London, on 4 November 2001.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

On This Day 2001: Harry Potter’s first London premiere

Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters, Richard Griffiths, Chris Columbus, Cate Blanchett and Cher at the Odeon Leicester Square on 4 November 2001. Six photographs revisit the first Harry Potter film’s premiere, twenty-five years later.

Robbie Coltrane in a purple suit beside a fellow guest in a silver dress at the Harry Potter premiere
Robbie Coltrane at the premiere of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone at the Odeon Leicester Square, London, on 4 November 2001.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

Harry Potter’s first London premiere, 4 November 2001

Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters, Richard Griffiths, Chris Columbus, Cate Blanchett and Cher at the Harry Potter premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on 4 November 2001.

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