The Golden Compass
There are worlds beyond our own. The compass will show the way.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$180000000
Revenue
$372200000
Runtime
113 min
Release Date
2007-12-04
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
4670
Vote Average
6.079
Nicole Kidman
Marisa Coulter
Daniel Craig
Lord Asriel
Dakota Blue Richards
Lyra Belacqua
Ben Walker
Roger Parslow
Freddie Highmore
Pantalaimon (voice)
Ian McKellen
Iorek Byrnison (voice)
Eva Green
Serafina Pekkala
Jim Carter
John Faa
Tom Courtenay
Farder Coram
Ian McShane
Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
Sam Elliott
Lee Scoresby
Christopher Lee
First High Councilor
Kristin Scott Thomas
Stelmania (voice)
Edward de Souza
Second High Councilor
Kathy Bates
Hester (voice)
Simon McBurney
Fra Pavel
Jack Shepherd
Master
Magda Szubanski
Mrs. Lonsdale
Derek Jacobi
Magisterial Emissary
Clare Higgins
Ma Coster
Charlie Rowe
Billy Costa
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
Thomas Arnold
Gobbler
David Garrick
Gobbler
Brian Nickels
Gobbler
Gary Kane
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
Alexander Terentyev
Tartar Officer
David Forman
Samoyed Kidnapper
Spencer Wilding
Giant Gyptian (uncredited)
Caridad Angus
Witch (uncredited)
Alexander Terentyev
Tartar Official
John Snowden
Trollesund Fishmonger
Kevin Hudson
Tartar Guard (uncredited)
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