The Golden Compass Certificate: 
- Duration:
- 113 mins
- Year produced:
- 2007
- Director:
- Chris Weitz
- Cast:
- Nicole Kidman
- Daniel Craig
- Dakota Blue Richards
The first film based on Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy of fantasy novels. The action takes place in a parallel universe version of 19th century England - where everyone has an daemonic ‘familiar’ in the shape of an animal and the world is ruled by the all-powerful Magesterium. The enthralling story finds 12-year-old orphan Lyra becoming embroiled in a conspiracy involving missing children - which takes her to the far corners of the globe and involves a talking polar bear, a witch, and a magical substance called “dust”...
THE GOLDEN COMPASS WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH FILMCLUB FROM APRIL 28TH
- Average rating:
(21 votes)
Reviews
15 November 2008
Anastasia from Costessey Junior
I did not Like the golden cumpass , It was verry easy to get lost .Hovever i liked Nicole Kidman , who played Mrs Coulter
1/10
15 November 2008
Elladee from Hornsey School
I think that the movie was OK i havent read the book so i dont know just how much of a let down it really was! The CGI was great but it didnt really get me excited and its FAR too long! But overall it would be a great movie to see for FREE.
Fascinating facts
The Golden Compass is the American title of the book which Philip Pullman published in the UK as "Northern Lights". Ten thousand girls turned up for open auditions in Cambridge, Oxford, Exeter and Kendal for the role of Lyra Belacqua. In June 2006, twelve-year-old London schoolgirl Dakota Blue Richards won the part meeting the approval of Philip Pullman himself.
The Golden Compass is the American title of the first of Phillip Pulman’s His Dark Materials books – its original British title was Northern Lights.