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The Golden Compass
“There are worlds beyond our own. The compass will show the way.”
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
Synopsis
In a parallel universe, 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.
Where to watch
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