The Golden Compass Movie

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Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig star in a fantasy adventure of parallel worlds, witches, warring bears and shape-shifting animals.

Who's Involved:

Nicole Kidman, Ian McShane, Kathy Bates, Eva Green, Freddie Highmore, Chris Weitz, Tom Stoppard, Toby Emmerich, Daniel Craig, Ian McKellen, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Elliott, Deborah Forte, Mark Ordesky, Dakota Blue Richards, Philip Pullman

PG-13   PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED MPA
sequences of fantasy violence
Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Lyra Belacqua is an orphan who lives happily in Jordan College, Oxford, playing with local boys and terrorizing the professors. However, when Lyra overhears scholars discussing a plot against her uncle, Lord Asriel, centering on a mysterious substance called Dust, her curiosity is roused. Soon Lyra is in over her head as she uncovers a frightening plot and a whole new world of possibilities.


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Who stars in The Golden Compass: Cast List


Spellbound, Lion  


The Secret of Moonacre  


The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Quantum of Solace  


The Three Musketeers - Part II: Milady, Dumbo  


The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot, The Big Bang  


X-Men: Days of Future Past, Beauty and the Beast  


American Star, Shrek Forever After  


The Miracle Club, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret  


The Vault, The Canterville Ghost  


Easy Virtue, In the House  

Who's making The Golden Compass: Crew List

A look at the The Golden Compass behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Chris Weitz last directed Operation Finale and A Better Life.

Director

Chris Weitz

Producers

Toby Emmerich
Deborah Forte
Mark Ordesky

Production Companies

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Production: What we know about The Golden Compass?

Key Facts

  1. Described as darker in tone than the "Harry Potter" books, the series tackles themes of childhood, innocence and sin, and combines magic, science and theology.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed  status.

The Golden Compass Release Date: When was the film released?


The Golden Compass was a release in 2007 on Friday, December 7, 2007. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including Juno, The Moguls and Revolver.

The Golden Compass DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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The Golden Compass was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 .

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