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User Rating:
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:
Absolutely first rate! 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:
Revealing mistakes: In the final voice over, Dava Sobel talks about charting our three dimensional world. However, one of the major points of this movie is that, as far as navigation is concerned, only two dimensions, latitude and longitude, are required to chart it. more
Quotes:
Lieutenant John Campbell: Gentlemen, Captain Cook is carrying a copy of Mr. Harrison's timekeeper made by Mr. Kendall, and the, um, astronomical tables of the Rev. Maskelyn. His full report will not be available until his return, but I am able to read you this extract from his log: "It would not be doing justice to Mr. Harrison and Mr. Kendall if I did not own that we have received very great assistance from this useful and valuable timepiece. The watch was used to predict the landfall of St. Helena within three miles."
Reverend Nevil Maskelyne: This is not evidence, but anecdote!
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Movie Connections:
References "The Brains Trust" (1955) more

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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Absolutely first rate!, 10 July 2000
10/10
Author: 8-Foot from Montgomery Village, Maryland

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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