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The Golden Compass

His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass

Chris Weitz
Director

Tale of alternate universes brought to life with good set pieces but lacks cohesion overall. A film that badly needs an extra hour of director's cut. As to the religious controversy...there's nothing in this one to cause a stir...and what happened to good Christian tolerance?

Best Buy are including a bonus disc of 45 minutes of deleted footage - the stuff we'd like to see back in the movie presumably...

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7th December 2007
Cinema






7th December 2007
Cinema






29th April 2008
Blu-Ray



113 mins



29th April 2008
DVD


113 mins


Nicole Kidman
Mrs. Coulter
Daniel Craig
Lord Asriel
Dakota Blue Richards
Lyra
Ben Walker
Roger
Freddie Highmore
Pantalaimon
Ian McKellen
Iorek Byrnison
Eva Green
Serafina Pekkala
Jim Carter
John Faa
Tom Courtenay
Farder Coram
Ian McShane
Ragnar Sturlusson
Sam Elliott
Lee Scoresby
Christopher Lee
First High Councilor
Kristin Scott Thomas
Stelmaria
Edward de Souza
Second High Councilor
Kathy Bates
Hester
Simon McBurney
Fra Pavel
Jack Shepherd
Master
Magda Szubanski
Mrs. Lonsdale
Derek Jacobi
Magisterial Emissary
Clare Higgins
Ma Costa
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
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
David Forman
Samoyed Kidnapper
Jamie Anderson
Student
Caridad Angus
Witch
Martin Ballantyne
Trollesundian
Tom Barker
Gyptian Child
Christian Black
Scholar
Douglas Bunn
Tartar Guard
Martin Alexander Colton
Student
Jonny Dickens
Ben
Clive Elkington
Student
Tim Glanfield
Magisterial Guard
Chris Hastings
Tartar Guard
Michael Hennessy
Shoe Shop Customer
Kevin Hudson
Tartar Guard
Forbes KB
Tartar Guard
Pamela Kempthorne
Gyptian
Tom Neill
Student
Jose Pecino
Magisterium Police Officer
David Roker
Magesterial Official
Frederick Roll
Barman
Kit Sinnett
Tartar Nomad
John Snowden
Trollesund Fishmonger
Helen Soraya
Witch
Richard Stoker
Clerk of the Court
Harry Taylor
Ship's Captain
J.P. Turner
Trollesundian
John Warman
Magisterial Guard
David Warren
Magistrial Guard
Spencer Wilding
Giant Gyptian
Chris Wilson
Magisterial Guard
Phil Wright
Gyptian Warrior
Liang Yang
Samoyed Kidnapper