The Golden Compass (2007)

Name: The Golden Compass
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 2007-12-04
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards, Ben Walker, Freddie Highmore

There are worlds beyond our own. The compass will show the way.

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In a parallel universe, after overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.

Release Date: December 4, 2007
Runtime: 1h 53m
Rating: 6.1/10 (4816 votes)

Director: Chris Weitz

Cast: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards, Ben Walker, Freddie Highmore, Ian McKellen, Eva Green, Jim Carter

Production: Depth of Field, New Line Cinema, Scholastic Productions, Ingenious Media

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IMDb Official Site

Budget: $180M
Revenue: $372M

Full Cast (59 people)

Nicole Kidman as Marisa Coulter
Daniel Craig as Lord Asriel
Dakota Blue Richards as Lyra Belacqua
Ben Walker as Roger Parslow
Freddie Highmore as Pantalaimon (voice)
Ian McKellen as Iorek Byrnison (voice)
Eva Green as Serafina Pekkala
Jim Carter as John Faa
Tom Courtenay as Farder Coram
Ian McShane as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
Sam Elliott as Lee Scoresby
Christopher Lee as First High Councilor
Kristin Scott Thomas as Stelmania (voice)
Edward de Souza as Second High Councilor
Kathy Bates as Hester (voice)
Simon McBurney as Fra Pavel
Jack Shepherd as Master
Magda Szubanski as Mrs. Lonsdale
Derek Jacobi as Magisterial Emissary
Clare Higgins as Ma Coster
Charlie Rowe as Billy Costa
Steven Loton as Tony Costa
Michael Antoniou as Kerim Costa
Mark Mottram as Jaxer Costa
Paul Antony-Barber as Bolvangar Doctor
Jason Watkins as Bolvangar Official
Jody Halse as Bolvangar Orderly
Hattie Morahan as Sister Clara
John Bett as Thorold
John Franklyn-Robbins as Librarian

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Reviews

CinemaSerf - 6/10

Philip Pullman novels are always dark and intricate - and they don't necessarily make a great deal of sense in isolation - so adapting them for the screen was likely to be a tough ask. This story centres around the young "Lyra" (Dakota Blue Richards) who overhears some sinister plotting by the "Magisterium" that could put the lives of other children - and the demons with whom they are connected - ...

November 17, 2022