Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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

Plot

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Plot

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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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

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  Daniel Radcliffe

  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Lost City of D

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  Rupert Grint

  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Knock at the Cabin

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  Emma Watson

  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Regression

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  Jim Broadbent

  Paddington, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

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  Helena Bonham Carter

  Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows

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  Robbie Coltrane

  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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  Warwick Davis

  Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I

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  Michael Gambon

  The Good Shepherd, The Book of Eli

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  Alan Rickman

  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Alice in Wonderland

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  Maggie Smith

  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Nanny McPhee Returns

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  Timothy Spall

  The Last Samurai, Alice Through the Looking Glass

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  David Thewlis

  Zero Theorem, Regression

Crew Behind the Film

The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

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

Steve Kloves

Producers

David Barron
David Heyman

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