---
title: 'The Golden Compass (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Chris Weitz'
released: '2007-11-27'
runtime_minutes: 109
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-golden-compass-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385752/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Golden Compass (2007)

2007 · PG-13 · 109 min · Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Chris Weitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-weitz)
- **Screenplay:** [Chris Weitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-weitz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alexandre Desplat](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-desplat)
- **Producer:** [Deborah Forte](https://cinepixo.com/people/deborah-forte)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henry Braham](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-braham)
- **Editor:** [Anne V. Coates](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-v-coates)

## Cast

- [Nicole Kidman](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicole-kidman) as Marisa Coulter
- [Daniel Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-craig) as Lord Asriel
- [Simon McBurney](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-mcburney) as Fra Pavel
- [Christopher Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lee)
- [Dakota Blue Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/dakota-blue-richards) as Lyra Belacqua
- [Tom Courtenay](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-courtenay) as Farder Coram
- [Sam Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-elliott) as Lee Scoresby
- [Eva Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-green) as Serafina Pekkala
- [Jim Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-carter)
- [Clare Higgins](https://cinepixo.com/people/clare-higgins)
- [Charlie Rowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-rowe)
- [Derek Jacobi](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-jacobi)
- [Jack Shepherd](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-shepherd)
- [Hattie Morahan](https://cinepixo.com/people/hattie-morahan)
- [Magda Szubanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/magda-szubanski)

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