Director: Chris Weitz

Writer: Chris Weitz

From novel: Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

Keywords: Action/Adventure

A young woman living in a universe parallel to our own must rescue her friends from the clutches of a dastardly organization with shadowy intent.

ABSTRACT
Set in a universe parallel to our own ruled by "The Magisterium" where humans possess souls shaped like animals, The Golden Compass follows the story of Lyra Belaqua, a young orphan and Jordan College student who sets out to rescue best friend Roger one scary day when he is kidnapped by evil creatures called "Gobblers". Granted a magical golden compass capable of revealing "truth" in any and all situations that await by Jordan College's vice chancellor, our hero sets out on a magical journey to uncover and undermine a vast conspiracy subjecting Roger and countless others to experiments conducted by a shadowy organization.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kathy Bates	Actor	28-Jun-1948		Misery
Jim Carter	Actor	19-Aug-1948		Mr. Carson on Downton Abbey
Tom Courtenay	Actor	25-Feb-1937		The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Daniel Craig	Actor	2-Mar-1968		The current James Bond
Edward de Souza	Actor	4-Sep-1932		The Man in Black
Sam Elliott	Actor	9-Aug-1944		Rush, The Hulk
Eva Green	Actor	5-Jul-1980		The Dreamers
Freddie Highmore	Actor	14-Feb-1992		Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Derek Jacobi	Actor	22-Oct-1938		Claudius on I, Claudius
Nicole Kidman	Actor	20-Jun-1967		Moulin Rouge
Christopher Lee	Actor	27-May-1922	7-Jun-2015	The Face of Fu Manchu
Ian McKellen	Actor	25-May-1939		Gandalf the Grey
Ian McShane	Actor	29-Sep-1942		Lovejoy
Magda Szubanski	Actor	12-Apr-1961		Babe
Kristin Scott Thomas	Actor	24-May-1960		Four Weddings and a Funeral

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