The Golden Compass

Also known as Golden Compass

2007 film directed by Chris Weitz

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The Golden Compass is a 2007 fantasy, science fiction, and action film directed and written by Chris Weitz. Based on Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights, the movie stars Nicole Kidman, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, and Dakota Blue Richards. It was produced by New Line Cinema, Scholastic Corporation, depth of field, and Rhythm and Hues Studios, with Alexandre Desplat composing the score and Anne V. Coates editing. The film originated in the United Kingdom and the United States, was filmed in the Canton of Berne, Toronto, Switzerland, and Budapest, and is distributed by Netflix.

With a runtime of 113 minutes, the film has a budget of 180000000 and generated 372234864 in box office revenue. It received an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and was nominated for Best Production Design and the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film. The film holds a 6.1 rating on IMDb based on 203940 votes and a 6.085 average on TMDb from 4822 votes. Its tagline reads, "There are worlds beyond our own. The compass will show the way."

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In a parallel universe, 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.

Released: 2007-12-04113 minDir: Chris WeitzAdventure, FantasyBudget: $180MBox office: $372M

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Cast

Dakota Blue Richards as Lyra Belacqua
Nicole Kidman as Marisa Coulter
Daniel Craig as Lord Asriel
Ben Walker as Roger Parslow
Freddie Highmore as Pantalaimon (voice)
Ian McKellen as Iorek Byrnison (voice)

Themes

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

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Ratings

IMDb

6.1/10

203,940 votes

Year: 2007
Runtime: 113 min
Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

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Key facts

Directed by: Chris Weitz
Screenplay by: Chris Weitz
Based on: Northern Lights , by Philip Pullman
Produced by: Bill Carraro, Deborah Forte
Starring: Nicole Kidman Sam Elliott Eva Green Ian McKellen Ian McShane Freddie Highmore Kathy Bates Kristin Scott Thomas Daniel Craig Dakota Blue Richards
Cinematography: Henry Braham
Edited by: Anne V. Coates Peter Honess Kevin Tent
Music by: Alexandre Desplat
Production companies: New Line Cinema Ingenious Film Partners Scholastic Entertainment Depth of Field
Distributed by: New Line Cinema (United States) Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)
Release dates: 27 November 2007 ( 2007-11-27 ) ( London premiere) 5 December 2007 ( 2007-12-05 ) (United Kingdom) 7 December 2007 ( 2007-12-07 ) (United States)
Running time: 113 minutes
Countries: United States, United Kingdom
Language: English
Budget: $180 million
Box office: $372 million

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Award: Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Genre: action film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Based on: Northern Lights
Creator: Chris Weitz
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Director: Chris Weitz
Screenwriter: Chris Weitz
Cast member: Hattie Morahan
Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Production company: Rhythm and Hues Studios
Cinematographer: Henry Braham
Narrative location: London
Filming location: Canton of Berne
Duration: 109
FilmAffinity ID: 567194
Distribution format: video on demand

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title: The Golden Compass
film editor: Anne V. Coates
distributed by: Netflix
nominated for: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film
after a work by: Philip Pullman
box office: 372234864
capital cost: 180000000
assessment: Bechdel test
review score: 42%
publication date: 2007-12-07

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Encyclopedic overview

The Golden Compass is a 2007 fantasy adventure film written and directed by Chris Weitz, based on the 1995 novel Northern Lights by Philip Pullman. It stars Nicole Kidman, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, Dakota Blue Richards and Daniel Craig. In the film, Lyra joins a race of water-workers and seafarers on a trip to the far North in search of children kidnapped by the Gobblers, a group supported by the world's rulers, the Magisterium.

Development on the film was announced in February 2002, but difficulties over the screenplay and the selection of a director (including Weitz departing and returning) caused significant delays. Richards was cast as Lyra in June 2006, with Kidman and Craig joining soon thereafter. Principal photography began that September at Shepperton Studios and lasted for several months. Location filming also took place in England, Switzerland, and Norway.

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