Longitude (2000)

Name: Longitude
Director: Charles Sturridge
Genre: TV Movie, Drama, History
Released: 2000-01-02
Duration: 3 h 18 min
Cast: Michael Gambon, Jeremy Irons, Ian Hart, Andrew Scott

TV Movie Drama History

Director: Charles Sturridge

Cast: Michael Gambon, Jeremy Irons, Ian Hart, Andrew Scott

Runtime198 min

RatingPG-13

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Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it.

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Fans of historical dramas and intricate character studies will appreciate the compelling parallel narratives in the 2000 film Longitude, directed by Charles Sturridge. The film features standout performances from Michael Gambon and Jeremy Irons as they bring to life the 18th century inventor John Harrison and the 20th century horologist Rupert Gould, who becomes obsessed with restoring Harrison's pioneering marine chronometer.

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Longitude is a 2000 TV drama produced by Granada Television and the A&E Network for Channel 4, first broadcast between 2 and 3 January 2000 in the UK on Channel 4 and the US on A&E. It is a dramatisation of the 1995 book of the same title by Dava Sobel. It was written and directed by Charles Sturridge and stars Michael Gambon as clockmaker John Harrison (1693–1776) and Jeremy Irons as horologist Rupert Gould (1890–1948).