A method of manufacturing a biaxial-optical polynorbornene-based film is provided, including: preparing a polynorbornene-based
polymer containing composition by dissolving a polynorbornene-based
polymer in a mixed
solvent containing a high-boiling
solvent and a low-boiling
solvent, with a difference in boiling points of the two solvents of 20° C. or greater and an amount of the high-boiling solvent being 0.1 to 15 wt % based on a weight of the polynorbornene-based
polymer;
casting and partially
drying the composition to obtain a polynorbornene-based film containing 1 to 6 wt % of the mixed
solvent based on a total weight of the polynorbornene-based film; and uniaxially stretching the partially dried film in one direction parallel with the surface of the film at a stretching temperature less than or equal to the
boiling point of the high-boiling solvent +20° C. and
drying the stretched film at a temperature greater than or equal to the
boiling point of the high-boiling solvent. According to the method of manufacturing a biaxial polynorbornene-based film, a compensation film which has good light
transmittance and a uniform in-plane retardation value and can function as both a negative C-plate and an A-plate can be obtained.