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The Golden Compass Details

FULL SYNOPSIS

A young girl embarks on a perilous journey to rescue her best friend and fight the forces of darkness in director Chris Weitz's adaptation of the first installment of author Philip Pullman's best-selling fantasy trilogy. Screen newcomer Dakota Blue Richards stars as young heroine Lyra Belacqua, Casino Royale star Daniel Craig appears as Lyra's ruthless adventurer uncle, Lord Asriel, and Nicole Kidman assumes the glamorous guise of the villainous Mrs. Coulter. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

  • Release date:December 7, 2007

Awards

Awarded by
Nominee
Category
Year
Status
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Anna Pinnock Best Art Direction 2007 Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Trevor Wood Best Visual Effects 2007 Winner
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Trevor Wood Best Special Visual Effects 2007 Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Bill Westenhofer Best Visual Effects 2007 Winner
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Bill Westenhofer Best Special Visual Effects 2007 Nominee
Art Directors Guild Dennis Gassner Best Art Direction in a Fantasy Film 2007 Winner
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Dennis Gassner Best Art Direction 2007 Nominee

Cast

Nicole Kidman
as Mrs. Coulter
Daniel Craig
as Lord Asriel
Sam Elliott
as Lee Scoresby
Eva Green
as Serafina Pekkala
Christopher Lee
as First High Councilor
Tom Courtenay
as Farder Coram
Derek Jacobi
as Magisterial Emissary
Ben Walker
as Roger
Adam Godley
as Pantalaimon
Simon McBurney
as Fra Pavel
Jim Carter
as John Faa
Nonso Anozie
as Iorek Byrinson
Charlie Rowe
as Iorek Byrinson
Clare Higgins
as Ma Costa
Jack Shepherd
as Master
Steven Loton
as Tony Costa
Magda Szubanski
as Mrs. Lonsdale
John Bett
as Thorold
Ian McKellen
as Iorek Byrnison
Ian McShane
as Ragnar Sturlusson
John Franklyn-Robbins
as Librarian
Freddie Highmore
as Pantalaimon
Jonathan Laury
as Younger Fellow
Kathy Bates
as Hester
Paul Antony-Barber
as Bolvangar Doctor
Kristin Scott Thomas
as Stelmaria
Jason Watkins
as Bolvangar Official
Hattie Morahan
as Sister Clara
Jay Rawlings
as Passing Scholar
Joao de Sousa
as Hunt
Tommy Luther
as Daemon Puppeteer

Crew

Chris Weitz
Director
Bill Carraro
Producer
Chris Weitz
Screenwriter
Henry Braham
Cinematographer
Alexandre Desplat
Composer (Music Score)
Kevin Tent
Editor
Anne V. Coates
Editor
Peter Honess
Editor
Dennis Gassner
Production Designer
Andrew Nicholson
Art Director
John Richardson
Supervising Art Director
Chris Lowe
Art Director
Nikolas Korda
Co-producer
Paul Weitz
Executive Producer
Mark Ordesky
Executive Producer
Michael Lynne
Executive Producer
Ileen Maisel
Executive Producer
Andrew Miano
Executive Producer
Toby Emmerich
Executive Producer
Bob Shaye
Executive Producer
Anna Pinnock
Set Decorator
Ruth Myers
Costume Designer
Tom Sayers
Sound/Sound Designer
Tony Dawe
Sound/Sound Designer
Glenn Freemantle
Sound/Sound Designer
Terry Needham
First Assistant Director
Lucy Bevan
Casting
Fiona Weir
Casting
Tippett Studio
Visual Effects
Peter MacDonald
Second Unit Director
Glenn Freemantle
Supervising Sound Editor
Robert McLachlan
Second Unit Director Of Photography
Trevor Wood
Special Effects Supervisor
Vic Armstrong
Second Unit Director
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