The Golden Compass

In a retrofuturistic world ruled by the Magisterium, Lyra Belacqua, an orphan, discovers forbidden knowledge about Dust, teams up with the Gyptians, a Texan aeronaut, and an armoured bear to rescue kidnapped children, confront her mother, and challenge the Magisteriums control over multiple worlds. The Golden Compass is a 2007 English-language Adventure Family motion picture starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, Ian Mckellen, Dakota Blue Richards and Lindy Hennessy. The movie is based on Northern Lights by Philip Pullman. New Line Cinema in association with Ingenious Film Partners and Scholastic Productions. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Bill Carraro and Deborah Forte. The Golden Compass is written by Chris Weitz and Philip Pullman and it is directed by Chris Weitz. New Line Cinema acquired the distribution rights for the film. The Golden Compass was released on 6th December 2007 and takes a screen time of 113 minutes. The Golden Compass was made on a budget of $180 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Chris Weitz. Cinematography was done by Henry Braham and editing by Anne V. Coates, Peter Honess and Kevin Tent. The music was composed by Academy Award Oscar winner Alexandre Desplat. At the 2008 Oscar Awards It won an award for Best Achievement in Visual Effects.