The Golden Compass (Widescreen Single-Disc Edition)

Based on the first volume in Philip Pullman's best-selling,award-winning trilogy, His Dark Materials, THE GOLDEN COMPASS unfolds anepic fantasy adventure set in a parallel world, where science and magicintertwine.Twelve-year-old Lyra Belacqua (played by newcomer Dakota BlueRichards) sets out to rescue her best friend, and ends up on anextraordinary quest to save not only her own world, but ours and othersas well. Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman and stars with Daniel Craigin this triumph of the imagination. Filled with fascination, depth andwonder, Pullman's saga presents the eternal struggle of good vs. evil --and the power of one young girl heal a rift torn in the fabric of theuniverse.