Based on author Philip Pullman's bestselling and award-winning novel, 'The Golden Compass' tells the first story in Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. 'The Golden Compass' is set in an alternative world where people's souls manifest themselves as animals, talking bears fight wars, and Gyptians and witches co-exist. At the center of the story is Lyra, a 12-year-old girl, who starts out trying to rescue a friend who's been kidnapped by a mysterious organization known as the Gobblers and winds up on an epic quest to save not only her world, but ours as well.
Production New Line Cinema; Scholastic Productions; Depth of Field; Ingenious Film Partners [gb]; Rhythm and Hues;
Cast Names Nicole Kidman; Daniel Craig; Dakota Blue Richards; Ben Walker; Freddie Highmore; Ian McKellen; Eva Green; Jim Carter; Tom Courtenay; Ian McShane; Sam Elliott; Christopher Lee; Kristin Scott Thomas; Edward de Souza; Kathy Bates; Simon McBurney; Jack Shepherd; Magda Szubanski; Derek Jacobi; Clare Higgins; Charlie Rowe; Steven Loton; Michael Antoniou; Mark Mottram; Paul Antony-Barber; Jason Watkins; Jody Halse; Hattie Morahan; John Bett; John Franklyn-Robbins; Jonathan Laury; Tommy Luther; James Rawlings; Joao de Sousa; Habib Nasib Nader; Theo Fraser Steele; Bill Hurst; Elliot Cowan; Sam Hoare; Thomas Arnold;
Release Date 2007-12-07
Genres Adventure; Family; Fantasy;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence.