Longitude
Longitude

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In the eighteenth century, the only way to navigate accurately at sea was to follow a coastline all the way, which would not get you from Europe to the West Indies or the Americas. Observing the sun or stars would give you the latitude, but not the longitude unless done in conjunction with a clock that would keep time accurately at sea, and no such clock existed. After one too many maritime disasters due to navigational errors, the British Parliament set up a substantial priz... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Longitude:

Michael Gambon
Jeremy Irons
Ian Hart
Andrew Scott
Bill Nighy
Gemma Jones

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In the eighteenth century, the only way to navigate accurately at sea was to follow a coastline all the way, which would not get you from Europe to the West Indies or the Americas. Observing the sun or stars would give you the latitude, but not the longitude unless done in conjunction with a clock that would keep time accurately at sea, and no such clock existed. After one too many maritime disasters due to navigational errors, the British Parliament set up a substantial prize for a way to find the longitude at sea. This movie's main story is that of craftsman John Harrison (Sir Michael Gambon). He built a clock that would do the job, what we would now call a marine chronometer. But the Board of Longitude was biased against this approach and claiming the prize was no simple matter. Told in parallel is the twentieth century story of Rupert Gould (Jeremy Irons), for whom the restoration of Harrison's clocks to working order became first a hobby, then an obsession that threatened to wreck his life.

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New York Magazine/Vulture - 4/10 by John Leonard... absorbing docudrama based on Dava Sobel's terrific little science book of the same name published by Penguin.
User Review - 10/10 by Jennifer CA beautiful drama about the struggle to find the solution to 'the longitude problem.'
User Review - 10/10 by Private UWho would have thought that a dry, seemingly uninteresting story about the finding of the longitude by Yorkshire carpenter John Harrison could have been turned into an exciting adventure by authoress Dava Sobell? Outstanding performances from Michael Gambon and Jeremy Irons with a strong supporting cast. Absolutely gripping.
User Review - 10/10 by Bob MThe story of John Harrison's quest to invent a clock capable of reliably determining longitude at sea. The difficulties, setbacks, relentless refinements and moments of elation will be familiar to anyone who has been involved with the process of inventing something new.
User Review - 10/10 by Bill BThis movie is a wonderful blend of technology and maritime history. It chronicles the process of innovation and iteration to get to a goal. It draws a wonderful parallel between the inventor's supportive family life and the restorer's failing family life. The movie has so many incredible themes intertwined. This is right up there with my favorite picks.
User Review - 10/10 by John TAs good as the book - and the bok is pretty wonderful!
User Review - 10/10 by Ben WA good one to watch when UK clocks roll forward or back by an hour! [like today: 30.3.2008]
User Review - 10/10 by Glenn DReally, an outstanding mini series from the BBC, as good or better than similar movies (like Master and Commander for example). I really enjoyed it.
User Review - 10/10 by Steve WCan't think of anything better than Michael Gambon and Jeremy Irons for over 3 hours with a splash of Stephen Fry, Tim McInnery and Bill Nighy to lighten the journey a little. A fantastic film covering a remarkable story that for some bizarre reason isn't more widely known about. Tops Hornblower or Master and Commander as it works on many more levels.
User Review - 8/10 by Gail AExtremely long, so bound to drag occasionally, but a surprisingly griping story--actually, two stories. I doubt any other documentary on time or navigation could be half as interesting or as beautifully put together.

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