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7.8/10   989 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Dava Sobel (book)
Charles Sturridge (writer)
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Release Date:
2 January 2000 (UK) more
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Plot:
Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
7 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
The Adventure Collection
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User Comments:
great masterpiece more (27 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jonathan Coy ... Adm. Sir Cloudsley Shovell
Christopher Hodsol ... Capt. Ainsley

Jeremy Irons ... Rupert Gould
Peter Cartwright ... Army Doctor
Gemma Jones ... Elizabeth Harrison
John Nettleton ... Minister for the Navy

Michael Gambon ... John Harrison
Nigel Davenport ... Sir Charles Pelham
Liam Jennings ... Young William Harrison
Anna Chancellor ... Muriel Gould
Frank Finlay ... Adm. Wagner
Geoffrey Hutchings ... Estate Manager
Andrew Scott ... John Campbell
John Standing ... Capt. Proctor
John Wood ... Sir Edmund Halley
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Additional Details

Runtime:
250 min (2 parts) | USA:200 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When on his sea voyage, John Harrison gives an elegant and clear explanation of longitude to the crew of the ship, and later he makes short and clear remarks to the Board of Longitude. In reality, Harrison was very well known for his inability to express himself clearly and this was one of the reasons for his problems with the Longitude Committee. more
Quotes:
Lord Morton: This society was created so that men of *science* might solve the mysteries of our planet. I would not wish to see the longitude prize stolen by a country toolmaker. more
Movie Connections:
References "The Brains Trust" (1955) more

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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
great masterpiece, 15 November 2002
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Author: AirWolf1984 from USA

I ran into this at late night on A&E a couple of years ago. Although I missed about 30 minutes of the beginning part, I immediately got 'glued' to TV by the casts' great performance, great story line, and its historical-correct setting.

As a side note, Sir Isaac Newton (1642--1727) was in the same era as in the time setting of the story. I wonder if Sir Isaac Newton had ever involved with this 'board of longitude' ;)

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