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1999

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In LONGITUDE, an 18th-century clock maker named Jon Harrison (Michael Gambon) begins what is to become a 40-year task to invent a system for determining longitude at sea with a nautical timepiece. Meanwhile, 200 years in the future, naval officer Rupert Gould (Jeremy Irons) discovers Harrison's neglected chronometers and sets .. Read more

Starring	Michael Gambon, Jeremy Irons, Ian Hart, Peter Vaughan
Director	Charles Sturridge
Genres	Drama

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Longitude

Starring	Michael Gambon, Jeremy Irons, Ian Hart, Peter Vaughan, Alec McCowen, Samuel West
Director	Charles Sturridge
Studio	SPIRIT ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 3 hrs 18 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1999 To Rent: DVD: 15 Jul 2002

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  Brilliant piece of history
  
  Michael Gambon is marvellous as John Harrison and to see his frustration as he tries to prove that his invention is just what is needed is amazing.
  
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  - Neville Kelley
  - Abergele, North Wales
  - 13 Jan 2005 at 19:43
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  A Well Acted Piece of History
  
  This movie not only portrays the determination of Jon Harrison in getting one of his now famous timepieces to determine longitude, but also depicts quite ... read more »
  
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  Harrison would spin if he saw this
  
  Very disappointing as films of books so often are. Read the book, skip the film.
  
  The film leaves out lots of important detail and fills the gap with ... read more »
  
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  - 10 Oct 2011 at 19:50
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  More than just another history lesson.
  
  This could quite easily have been a boring history lesson of interest to a small group of enthusiasts but presence of Irons and Gambon lift it well above that. ... read more »
  
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  In LONGITUDE, an 18th-century clock maker named Jon Harrison (Michael Gambon) begins what is to become a 40-year task to invent a system for determining longitude at sea with a nautical timepiece. Meanwhile, 200 years in the future, naval officer Rupert Gould (Jeremy Irons) discovers Harrison's ...