Adventure ·Fantasy · United Kingdom · 2007 · 1h 53m

The Golden Compass

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Director
Chris Weitz
Cast
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)
Crew
Henry Braham — Director of Photography Anne V. Coates — Editor Kevin Tent — Editor Peter Honess — Editor Alexandre Desplat — Original Music Composer Chris Weitz — Screenplay
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Golden Compass — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
compassexperimentenglandpolar bearairshipsteampunkanimalsalternate universebased on young adult novel
Key Collaborators
Chris Weitz Director Henry Braham Director of Photography Anne V. Coates Editor Kevin Tent Editor Peter Honess Editor Alexandre Desplat Original Music Composer Chris Weitz Screenplay Philip Pullman Novel Deborah Forte Producer Bill Carraro Producer Dennis Gassner Production Design Ruth Myers Costume Design
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