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Writers:
Adrian Hodges (screenplay)
Philip Pullman (novel)
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Release Date:
4 February 2007 (USA) more
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Plot:
In Victorian England, Sally Lockhart receives an anonymous note sending her on a mysterious quest. Her... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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Cast

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Billie Piper ... Sally Lockhart

Matt Smith ... Jim Taylor
Sian Thomas ... Mrs. Rees
Kay Lyon ... Ellen
Robert Putt ... Porter
Trevor Cooper ... Mr. Higgs
Robert Glenister ... Samuel Selby
Dominic Coleman ... Jeremiah Blyth

Miles Anderson ... Major Marchbanks
Tilly Vosburgh ... Mrs. Thorpe
Chloe Walker ... Adelaide

Julie Walters ... Mrs. Holland
JJ Feild ... Frederick Garland
Ramon Tikaram ... Maharajah
Matthew Cureton ... Young Marchbanks
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Sally Lockhart Mysteries: Ruby in the Smoke (USA) (DVD box title)
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Runtime:
95 min
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
[Mr Berry has just stolen the clue to the treasure from Sally]
Mrs. Holland: Oooh, Mr Berry. This calls for a celebration. There's gin in the cupboard.
Mr Berry: I signed the Pledge in Dartmoor, Mrs Holland. Alcohol is the cause of madness, hallucinations, softness of the brain and moral decay.
Mrs. Holland: I think the damage is already done in your case.
Mr Berry: Yeah, I was *formerly* very wicked - but I intend to lead a good life from now on.
Mrs. Holland: Always excepting the odd murder or two.
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Movie Connections:
Followed by The Shadow in the North (2007) (TV) more

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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Quick Comment, 11 January 2007
7/10
Author: Crusify_Me from Canada

I think really for you to understand the movie you have got to read the book first. Its a fairly short read and can clear some of the confusion people have with the movie. Like the guy before me, I think the scenes do jump around quite quickly so you have to pay constant attention. They actors I thought were pretty decent and I thought that Billie Piper was the perfect pick to act out Sally Lockhart. She has those eyes that just caught my attention and right at the start of the movie I could identify her as Sally.

Overall a pretty good movie but i thought it should've have been up around 2 hours long at least since they rushed the movie a little. However, I do hope that they will film the next movie soon because I'm a decent fan of this book series.

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