The Golden Compass
There are worlds beyond our own. The compass will show the way.
2007
Rated
PG-13
113
minutes
Adventure, Fantasy
Directed By:
Chris Weitz
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.
Language
English
Release Date
December 4, 2007
Budget
$180,000,000
Revenue
$372,200,000
Academy Awards
Best Visual Effects
Cast
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 Mercury
Tartar Officer
David Forman
Samoyed Kidnapper
Spencer Wilding
Giant Gyptian (uncredited)
Caridad Angus
Witch (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Sound
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Glenn Freemantle
Sound Designer
Andy Kennedy
Sound Designer
Peter Gleaves
ADR Mixer
Mike Prestwood Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rachael Tate
ADR Recordist
Gillian Dodders
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Nicolas Becker
Foley Artist
Damien Lazzerini
Foley Recordist
Nick Kray
ADR Mixer
Peter Clarke
Music Editor
Robert Deschaine
ADR Mixer
Hugo Adams
Foley Editor
Tom Sayers
Sound Designer
Ben Barker
Sound Effects Editor
Tristan Tarrant
Boom Operator
Lee Herrick
ADR Supervisor
Danny Freemantle
Assistant Sound Editor
Philippe Amouroux
Foley Recordist
Production
Paul Weitz
Executive Producer
Fiona Weir
Casting
Robert Shaye
Executive Producer
Lucy Bevan
Casting
Toby Emmerich
Executive Producer
Nik Korda
Unit Production Manager
Deborah Forte
Producer
Bill Carraro
Unit Production Manager
Bill Carraro
Producer
Mark Ordesky
Executive Producer
Samuel Sharpe
Production Secretary
Michael Lynne
Executive Producer
Andrew Miano
Executive Producer
Veronika Dobos
Production Coordinator
Emma Bendell
Production Accountant
Jolyon Haverson
Post Production Coordinator
Ileen Maisel
Executive Producer
Emily Glatter
Production Coordinator
Aniko Hegedus
Production Accountant
Camera
George Richmond
Steadicam Operator
George Richmond
Camera Operator
Henry Braham
Director of Photography
Kenny Groom
First Assistant "A" Camera
Gary Hymns
Key Grip
Graham Hall
Camera Operator
John Gamble
First Assistant "B" Camera
Laurie Sparham
Still Photographer
Alan Hall
Second Assistant "A" Camera
György Vesztergombi
Focus Puller
Ben Perry
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Ruth Myers
Costume Design
Angela Levin
Makeup Artist
Lesley Smith
Makeup & Hair
Paula Price
Makeup & Hair
Peter Swords King
Makeup Designer
Peter Swords King
Hair Designer
Nuala McArdle
Makeup & Hair
Tamsin Dorling
Makeup & Hair
Camille Benda
Assistant Costume Designer
William McPhail
Costume Supervisor
Janine Schneider
Key Makeup Artist
Janine Schneider
Key Hair Stylist
Laura Ergis
Wardrobe Master
Nicola Buck
Makeup Artist
Louise Mills
Seamstress
Lisa Robinson
Seamstress
Elaine Mansouri
Seamstress
Harriet Johnson
Seamstress
Elizabeth Harrison
Seamstress
Emma Brown
Seamstress
Jennifer Alford
Seamstress
Julia Wilson
Makeup Artist
Crew
Marc Mailley
Stunts
Frédéric North
Pilot
Paul Jennings
Stunt Coordinator
Rohan Harris
Scenic Artist
Sandra Frieze
Dialect Coach
Jon Baker
Armorer
Rowley Irlam
Stunt Double
Bill Hargreaves
Second Unit
Douglas Bunn
Fight Choreographer
Sara Romilly
Post Production Supervisor
Michael Solinger
Post Production Supervisor
David Holmes
Stunts
Nick Jeffries
Armorer
Richard Wu
Stunts
Roisin Carty
Dialect Coach
Susan d'Arcy
Unit Publicist
Damian Mitchell
Armorer
Satarupa Bradley
Scenic Artist
Franz Cotting
Pilot
Roger Eide
Pilot
Barry Bellotti
Generator Operator
Mari Smith
Studio Teacher
Jeannie Udall
Set Medic
Esther Davis
Studio Teacher
Sophie Tommy
Stunt Double
Art
Chris Lowe
Art Direction
Dennis Gassner
Production Design
Ashley Winter
Draughtsman
Dan Walker
Concept Artist
Barry Gibbs
Property Master
Anna Pinnock
Set Decoration
Bill Hargreaves
Dressing Prop
Tamazin Simmonds
Art Department Coordinator
Gavin Fitch
Draughtsman
Constantine Sekeris
Conceptual Design
Andy Nicholson
Art Direction
Richard L. Johnson
Supervising Art Director
Temple Clark
Storyboard Artist
Sophie Newman
Assistant Set Decoration
Kate Grimble
Draughtsman
Fergus Clegg
Assistant Set Decoration
Matthew Robinson
Draughtsman
Cyrille Nomberg
Concept Artist
Charlotte Leatherland
Draughtsman
Sevendalino Khay
Concept Artist
Andy Evans
Construction Manager
Tim Browning
Draughtsman
Helen Xenopoulos
Assistant Art Director
Chris Baker
Storyboard Artist
Giles Asbury
Storyboard Artist
Neil Campbell Ross
Concept Artist
Jonathan Millward
Storyboard Artist
Alice Biddle
Draughtsman
Lee Oliver
Concept Artist
Virginie Bourdin
Concept Artist
Lee Sandales
Assistant Set Decoration
Linda Bergkvist
Concept Artist
Greg Spalenka
Conceptual Design
Ruth Wallington
Draughtsman
Zoe Wilson
Construction Coordinator
Writing
Editing
Kevin Tent
Editor
Anne V. Coates
Editor
Peter Honess
Editor
Tom Harrison-Read
First Assistant Editor
Mel Kangleon
Colorist
Russell Pawson
Assistant Editor
Martin Corbett
Additional Editing
Lighting
Justin Hammond
Lighting Artist
Howard R. Campbell
Lighting Technician
Colin Gallagher
Electrician
Mark Osborne
Lighting Artist
Dean Kennedy
Electrician
Lou Bogue
Electrician
Tony Hannington
Electrician
Ben Suter
Electrician
Visual Effects
Trevor Wood
Special Effects Supervisor
Bill Westenhofer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael L. Fink
Visual Effects Supervisor
Sachin Bangera
Animation
Alexander Fernandes
Animation
Ben Morris
Visual Effects Supervisor
Directing
Chris Weitz
Director
Vic Armstrong
Second Unit Director
Peter MacDonald
Second Unit Director
Edward Brett
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Tommy Gormley
Second Unit First Assistant Director
William Dodds
Second Assistant Director
Terry Needham
First Assistant Director
Iain Lawrence
Assistant Director
Richard Goodwin
Second Assistant Director
Kim Whittaker
Second Second Assistant Director
Nikki Clapp
Script Supervisor
Michael L. Fink
Second Unit Director
David Daniels
Second Unit First Assistant Director