Harry’s third year at Hogwarts unfolds under the threat of an escaped prisoner: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban returns to TMC. For the third film in the series, released in 2004, Alfonso Cuarón took over as director from Chris Columbus, working from a screenplay by Steve Kloves adapted from J. K. Rowling’s novel.
Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban, and everything suggests he’s intent on finding Harry. The young wizard returns to his classes with Ron and Hermione, while the Dementors keep watch around the school grounds. The story brings him face to face with secrets about his parents’ past and a looming threat whose exact nature remains unclear to him.
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson, this installment introduces Gary Oldman as Sirius Black and David Thewlis as Professor Remus Lupin. Michael Gambon appears for the first time as Albus Dumbledore. The new characters broaden Hogwarts' story beyond the lessons of magic, linking it to the previous generation.
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