Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig star in a fantasy adventure of parallel worlds, witches, warring bears and shape-shifting animals.
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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.
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Toby EmmerichDeborah Forte
Mark Ordesky
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Watch The Golden Compass Trailers & Videos
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Production: What we know about The Golden Compass?
Key Facts
- 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
- 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?
The Golden Compass was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 .