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The Golden Compass
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.
2007 · Directed by Chris Weitz · 113 min · Adventure · Fantasy · 10 frames
Tagline
There are worlds beyond our own. The compass will show the way.
Crew
- Screenplay: Chris Weitz
- Cinematography: Henry Braham
- Edited by: Anne V. Coates, Peter Honess, Kevin Tent
- Music: Alexandre Desplat
- Production design: Dennis Gassner
- Produced by: Bill Carraro, Deborah Forte
Cast
- Dakota Blue Richards as Lyra Belacqua
- Nicole Kidman as Marisa Coulter
- Daniel Craig as Lord Asriel
- 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)
Production
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: Icelandic, English, Russian, French
- Studios: Depth of Field, New Line Cinema, Scholastic Productions, Ingenious Media
- Budget: $180,000,000
- Box office: $372,234,864
- Themes: compass, experiment, england, polar bear, airship, steampunk, animals, alternate universe, based on young adult novel, his dark materials
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