The Golden Compass poster

The Golden Compass( 2007)

TV-MAAdventureFantasy
61%
User
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There are worlds beyond our own. The compass will show the way.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Nicole Kidman

      Marisa Coulter

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      Daniel Craig

      Lord Asriel

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      Dakota Blue Richards

      Lyra Belacqua

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      Ben Walker

      Roger Parslow

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      Freddie Highmore

      Pantalaimon (voice)

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      Ian McKellen

      Iorek Byrnison (voice)

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      Eva Green

      Serafina Pekkala

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      Jim Carter

      John Faa

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      Tom Courtenay

      Farder Coram

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      Ian McShane

      Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)

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      Sam Elliott

      Lee Scoresby

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      Christopher Lee

      First High Councilor

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      Kristin Scott Thomas

      Stelmania (voice)

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      Edward de Souza

      Second High Councilor

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      Kathy Bates

      Hester (voice)

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      Simon McBurney

      Fra Pavel

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      Jack Shepherd

      Master

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      Magda Szubanski

      Mrs. Lonsdale

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      Derek Jacobi

      Magisterial Emissary

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      Clare Higgins

      Ma Coster

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      Charlie Rowe

      Billy Costa

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      Steven Loton

      Tony Costa

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      Michael Antoniou

      Kerim Costa

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      Mark Mottram

      Jaxer Costa

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      Paul Antony-Barber

      Bolvangar Doctor

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      Jason Watkins

      Bolvangar Official

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      Jody Halse

      Bolvangar Orderly

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      Hattie Morahan

      Sister Clara

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      John Bett

      Thorold

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      John Franklyn-Robbins

      Librarian

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      Jonathan Laury

      Younger Fellow

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      Tommy Luther

      Jacob Huismans / Daemon Puppeteer

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      James Rawlings

      Passing Scholar

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      Joao de Sousa

      Hunt

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      Habib Nasib Nader

      Ragnar

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      Theo Fraser Steele

      Magisterial Officer

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      Bill Hurst

      Police Captain

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      Elliot Cowan

      Commanding Officer

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      Sam Hoare

      Second in Command

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      Thomas Arnold

      Gobbler

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      David Garrick

      Gobbler

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      Brian Nickels

      Gobbler

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      Gary Kane

      Gobbler

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      Alfred Harmsworth

      Gyptian Kid

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      Charles Evanson

      Gyptian Chief

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      Patrick Cleary

      Gyptian Chief

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      Tarek Khalil

      Gyptian Chief

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      Madrios Ohannessian

      Gyptian Chief

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      Sandra Wolfe

      Gyptian Chief

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      Hewson Osbourne

      Fellow

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      Albert Kenrick

      Fellow

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      John Cartier

      Fellow

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      Chris Abbott

      Fellow

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      Alexander Mercury

      Tartar Officer

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      David Forman

      Samoyed Kidnapper

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      Spencer Wilding

      Giant Gyptian (uncredited)

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      Caridad Angus

      Witch (uncredited)

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      Alexander Terentyev

      Tartar Official

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Nov 17 2022
    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 - in dire jeopardy. Determined to thwart this, she heads to the frozen Arctic where she encounters "Scoresby" (Sam Elliott) and helps the dispossessed king of the polar bears "Iorek Byrnison" to reclaim ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    180000000.00

    Revenue

    372200000.00

    Keywords

    • compass
    • experiment
    • england
    • polar bear
    • airship
    • steampunk
    • animals
    • alternate universe
    • based on young adult novel