Longitude

TV Movie
2000
3h 20m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

2.3K

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In two parallel stories, the clockmaker John Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea in the 18th Century and the horologist Rupert Gould becomes obsessed with resto... Read allIn two parallel stories, the clockmaker John Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea in the 18th Century and the horologist Rupert Gould becomes obsessed with restoring it in the 20th Century.In two parallel stories, the clockmaker John Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea in the 18th Century and the horologist Rupert Gould becomes obsessed with restoring it in the 20th Century.

Director
- Charles Sturridge
Writers
- Dava Sobel
- Charles Sturridge
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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

2.3K

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Won 5 BAFTA Awards
- 7 wins & 5 nominations total

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Jeremy Irons and Michael Gambon in Longitude (2000)

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Trivia
To portray the aftermath of the shipwreck in the Isles of Scilly, dozens of extras had to lie in the cold surf, pretending to be dead, for over an hour.

Goofs
During the entire movie, when H1 is seen, the ticking that can be heard belongs to H3. The actual H1 and H2 tick in a rather dull way, but H3 is instantly recognizable, which is probably why its sound was used for H1 and H2 too. H4 appears to use the correct sound.

Quotes
Sir Edmund Halley: Don't touch that, boy!
William Harrison: I didn't, sir, honest, I was just looking.
Sir Edmund Halley: Do you know what that is?
William Harrison: To tell the movements of the stars.
Sir Edmund Halley: How do you know that?
William Harrison: It's my job at home.
Sir Edmund Halley: You have one of these at home!?
William Harrison: No, sir, we use Mr. Johnson next door's chimney.
Sir Edmund Halley: And, pray, what is it that you learn from Mr. Johnson next door's chimney?
William Harrison: The time.
Sir Edmund Halley: How can you tell the time with a chimney?
William Harrison: If you stand in the right place, you can see Sirius.
Sir Edmund Halley: Sirius?
William Harrison: It moves behind Mr. Johnso's chimney 3 minutes and 56 seconds earlier every day. We need the time for our timepiece, to tell if it's true.
Sir Edmund Halley: And is it?
William Harrison: It's bloody perfect, sir.

Connections
Referenced in (500) Days of Summer (2009)

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Featured review

10/10

Absolutely first rate!

Despite its feared four-hour length (including commercials as shown on A&E), "Longitude" gets my top rating. Totally engrossing, with absolutely no false or phony notes. Acting, photography superlative.

(Available on home video without commercials and with additional footage.)

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