The Golden Compass (2007)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 53 mins | Drama, Adventure, Fantasy, Adaptation | Released: 12/7/2007 |Box Office Total: $70.0M

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Synopsis:

There is a world where witches rule the northern skies, where ice bears are the bravest of warriors, and where every human is joined with an animal spirit who is as close to them as their own heart. This world is dominated by the Magisterium, which seeks to control all of humanity, and whose greatest threat is the last remaining Golden Compass and the one child destined to possess it. Twelve year-old Lyra Belacqua lives an extraordinary life as a ward of distinguished Jordan College. Tearing unsupervised through the streets on mad quests for adventure with her loyal friend Roger, Lyra is accompanied everywhere by her daemon, Pantalaimon--a small, ever-changing animal that serves as a constant voice of reason. But Lyra’s world is changing. Her uncle, Lord Asriel, is embarking on a trip to the Arctic Circle to investigate a mysterious element called Dust, but the Magisterium would go to any lengths to stop him. At the same time, rumors of children mysteriously disappearing and being taken north become terrifyingly real when Lyra's best friend Roger goes missing. She swears to go to the ends of the earth to rescue him, and when a new figure appears at the college--Marisa Coulter, a beguiling scientist and world traveler--she sees her best chance to get away. But Lyra's been drawn into a trap designed to take from her the one thing she possesses that the Magisterium desperately seeks--the Golden Compass. It is a mystical device that can tell the truth, reveal what others wish to hide and foreshadow--and even change--the future. Lyra realizes that she will have to embark on her own journey to rescue Roger and stop the Magisterium. But fate puts her in the protection of a tribe of seafaring Gyptians led by Lord Faa, Ma Costa and Farder Coram. Banding together an unlikely alliance with the Gyptians, the mysterious witch Serafina Pekkala and Texas airman Lee Scoresby, Lyra is flung into an adventure that will take her over sky and ocean, to the wilds of the icy north, where she gains a powerful ally in a great armored bear named Iorek Byrnison. A great war is coming--with her band of friends and allies, and the power of the Golden Compass, Lyra will need all her skill and all her courage, to stop it.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/7/2007

Studio	Credit
New Line Records	Studio
Director	Credit
Chris Weitz	Director
Cast	Credit
Nicole Kidman	Marisa Coulter
Dakota Blue Richards	Lyra Belacqua
Eva Green	Serafina Pekkala
Daniel Craig	Lord Asriel
Sam Elliott	Lee Scoresby
Tom Courtenay	Farder Coram
Ben Walker	Roger
Simon McBurney	Fra Pavel
Jim Carter	Lord John Faa
Clare Higgins	Ma Costa
Jack Shepherd	Master of Jordan College
Magda Szubanski	Mrs. Lonsdale
Ian McShane	Voice of Ragnar Sturlusson
Sir Derek Jacobi	The Magisterial Emissary
Christopher Lee	First High Councilor
Ian McKellen	Voice of Iorek Byrnison
Freddie Highmore	Voice of Pantalaimon
Kathy Bates	Voice of Hester
Kristin Scott Thomas	Voice of Stelmaria
Edward DeSouza	Second High Councilor
Steven Loton	Tony Costa
Michael Antoniou	Kerim Costa
Mark Mottram	Jaxer Costa
Paul Antony-Barber	Bolvangar Doctor
Jason Watkins	Bolvangar Official
Jody Halse	Bolvangar Orderly
Hattie Morahan	Sister Clara
John Bett	Thorold
John Franklyn-Robbins	Librarian
Jonathan Laury	Younger Fellow
Tommy Luther	Jacob Huismans / Daemon Puppeteer
James Rawlings	Passing Scholar
Joao de Sousa	Hunt
Habib Nasib Nader	Ragnar
Theo Fraser Steele	Magisterial Officer
Bill Hurst	Police Captain
Elliot Cowan	Commanding Officer
Sam Hoare	Second-In-Command Gobbler
Thomas Arnold	Second-In-Command Gobbler
David Garrick	Second-In-Command Gobbler
Brian Nickels	Second-In-Command Gobbler
Gary Kane	Second-In-Command Gobbler
Alfred Harmsworth	Gyptian Kid
Charles Evanson	Gyptian Chief
Patrick Cleary	Gyptian Chief
Tarek Khalil	Gyptian Chief
Madrios Ohannessian	Gyptian Chief
Sandra Wolfe	Gyptian Chief
Hewson Osbourne	Fellow
Albert Kenrick	Fellow
John Cartier	Fellow
Chris Abbott	Fellow
Alex Terentyev	Tartar Officer
David Forman	Samoyed Kidnapper
Production Credits	Credit
Deborah Forte	Producer
Nikolas Korda	Co-Producer
Paul Weitz	Executive Producer
Bill Carraro	Producer
Andrew Miano	Executive Producer
Robert Shaye	Executive Producer
Michael Lynne	Executive Producer
Toby Emmerich	Executive Producer
Mark Ordesky	Executive Producer
Ileen Maisel	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Scholastic Productions	Production Company
Depth of Field	Production Company
Ingenious Film Partners	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
New Line Records	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Lotte Cinema	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Benelux	Foreign Distribution Rights
Filmcompagniet	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Myndform	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Entertainment Film Distributors, Ltd.	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Kinomania	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Mongkol Major	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Distribution Company	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Garsu Pasaulio Irasai (GPI)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
United Kingdom
Writer	Credit
Philip Pullman	Source Material
Chris Weitz	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Karen Bicknell	Assistant Accountant
Laurie Cartwright	Production Insurance - Risk Management
Elena Azuola	Finance Manager - Financial Controller
Emma Bendell	Production Accountant
Richard Baer	Accountant - Visual Effects Accountant
Claire Pullinger	Accountant - Accounting Assistant
Roisin Byrne	Production Accountant
Beth Andrus	Finance Manager - Production Accounting Manager
Juliana Selfridge	Production Insurance - Risk Management
Donna Casey	Assistant Accountant
Maggie Murray	Assistant Accountant
Ciaran Moran	Accountant - Accounts Trainee
Art Becerra	Finance Manager - Production Accounting Manager
Tina Pisano	Accountant - Accounts Trainee
Matthew Bovington	Assistant Accountant
Jon Davidson	Accountant - New Line Controller
Renate Seefeldt	Accountant (Switzerland)
Art Department	Credit
Ian Zawadzki	Painter - Standby Painter
Sophie Newman	Assistant Set Decorator
Helen Xenopoulos	Assistant Art Director
Scott Salter	Art Department - Art Department Production Assistant
Aaron Sims	Concept Artist
Andrew Bennett	Model Maker
Tamazin Simmonds	Art Department Coordinator
Francis Poirier	Sculptor - HOD Sculptor
Andy Nicholson	Art Director
Michael Anthony Jackson	Storyboard Artist
Bill Hargreaves	Dresser - Dressing Props (2nd Unit)
Dennis Gassner	Production Designer
Anna Pinnock	Set Decorator
Alice Biddle	Illustrator - Draughtsperson
Michelle Barber	Scenic Artist (2nd Unit)
Fergus Clegg	Assistant Set Decorator
Gary Gleeson	Painter - HOD Painter
Richard L Johnson	Art Director
Amelia Rowcroft	Sculptor
Giles Asbury	Storyboard Artist
Gary Jopling	Model Maker
Gary Wiffin	Dresser - Dressing Props (2nd Unit)
William Savage	Art Department - Art Department Production Assistant
Virginie Bourdin	Concept Artist - Conceptual Artist
Tim Browning	Illustrator - Draughtsperson
Toby Shears	Model Maker - Senior Mould Maker
David Hayes	Sculptor
Glynn Evans	Painter - Supervising Painter
Lee Sandales	Assistant Set Decorator
Christopher Baker	Storyboard Artist
Chris Lowe	Art Director
Sevendalino Khay	Concept Artist - Conceptual Artist
Gavin Fitch	Illustrator - Draughtsperson
Temple Clark	Storyboard Artist
Kate Grimble	Illustrator - Draughtsperson
Graham High	Sculptor
Joe Monks	Painter - Supervising Painter
Cyrille Nomberg	Concept Artist - Conceptual Artist
Karen Purvis	Model Maker - Model Mould Maker
Martin Schadler	Art Director
Jonathan Millward	Storyboard Artist
Ray Scott	Sculptor
Kenny Wilson	Model Maker - Model Mould Maker
Neil Campbell Ross	Concept Artist - Conceptual Artist
Charles Leatherland	Illustrator - Draughtsperson
James Foster	Art Director - Standby Art Director
George Dean	Painter - Chargehand Painter
Dean Roberts	Storyboard Artist
Ivan Manzella	Sculptor
Michael Meaker	Art Director
Nathan Middleton	Painter - Chargehand Painter
Dan Walker	Concept Artist - Conceptual Artist
Matthew Robinson	Illustrator - Draughtsperson
Tony Wright	Storyboard Artist
David Darby	Sculptor
Ruth Wallington	Illustrator - Draughtsperson
Linda Bergkvist	Concept Artist - Conceptual Artist
clare Munford	Painter - Chargehand Painter
Francois Schuiten	Concept Artist - Architectural Conceptual Artist
Andy Hunt	Sculptor
Jamie Shelley	Painter - Chargehand Painter
Ashley Winter	Illustrator - Draughtsperson
Colin Shulver	Sculptor
Andrew Bennett	Illustrator - Junior Draughtsperson
Kim Frederiksen	Concept Artist - Junior Digital Concept Artist
Michael Sinnott	Painter - Painter’s Laborer
Lee Oliver	Concept Artist - Conceptual Artist
Gary Jopling	Illustrator - Junior Draughtsperson