Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Uniform Title:

Title:

The golden compass [videorecording] / New Line Cinema presents in association with Ingenious Film Partners, a Scholastic production, a Depth of Field production ; produced by Deborah Forte, Bill Carraro ; screenplay by Chris Weitz ; directed by Chris Weitz.

Edition:

Fullscreen ed.

Publisher, Date:

Burbank, CA : New Line Home Entertainment, [2008]

Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

In a wondrous parallel world where witches soar the skies and Ice Bears rule the frozen North, one special girl is destined to hold the fate of the universe in her hands. When Lyra Belacqua becomes the keeper of the Golden Compass, she discovers that her world and all those beyond are threatened by the secret plans of Ms. Coulter. With the help of Lord Asriel and a group of unlikely allies ready to stand at her side, Lyra embarks on an extraordinary quest that celebrates friendship and courage against all odds.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG-13; sequences of fantasy violence.

Subjects:

Pullman, Philip, 1946- -- Film and video adaptations.

Compass -- Juvenile films.

Witches -- Juvenile films.

Alliances -- Juvenile films.

Human experimentation in psychology -- Juvenile films.

Action and adventure films.

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Brújula -- Teatro.

Brujos -- Teatro.

Genre:

Feature films.

Fantasy films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Forte, Deborah.

Carraro, William C.

Weitz, Chris, 1969-

Kidman, Nicole, 1967-

Elliott, Sam, 1944-

Green, Eva, 1980-

McKellen, Ian.

McShane, Ian, 1942-

Highmore, Freddie, 1992-

Bates, Kathy, 1948-

Scott-Thomas, Kristin, 1960-

Craig, Daniel, 1968-

Pullman, Philip, 1946- Northern lights.

New Line Cinema Corporation.

Ingenious Film Partners (Firm)

Scholastic Inc.

Depth of Field (Firm)

New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)

Notes:

Title from container.

Based on the book "Northern lights" by Philip Pullman.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.

Director of photography, Henry Braham ; editors, Peter Hones, Anne V. Coates ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; costume designer, Ruth Myers ; production designer, Dennis Gassner ; senior visual effects supervisor, Michael Fink.

Nicole Kidman, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, Ian McKellen, Ian McShane, Freddie Highmore, Kathy Bates, Kristin Scott Thomas, Daniel Craig.

DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; DTS-ES 6.1 discrete surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX surround, Dolby Digital stereo. surround, DVD-9.

This DVD is copy protected and may be played only on licensed devices.

English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

ISBN:

0780680170

9780780680173

Publisher Number:

1000037810

Other Number:

191685041

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

592033

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD j Golden c

Medium:

[videorecording]