Longitude with Michael Gambon: DVD Cover

    Longitude Director: Charles Sturridge Cast: Michael Gambon, Jeremy Irons

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    • DVD Release Date: 08/29/2000
    • Rating: Not Rated
    • Sales Rank: 4,274

    Viewer Rating: (3 ratings)

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    Behind-the-scenes featurette; Interactive menus; Scene selection

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    Scene Index

    Disc #1 -- Longitude
    1. Lines of Longitude [3:28]
    2. "You Can Speak" [7:41]
    3. William [6:09]
    4. Toyshop! [4:58]
    5. Qualifications [5:30]
    6. Adjustment Of Machine [4:11]
    7. An Experiment [7:22]
    8. Battle [5:43]
    9. Promise [1:16]
    10. Reading Time [2:31]
    11. Carpenter's Clock [6:25]
    12. Distance [5:52]
    13. Land Ho! [4:35]
    14. This Is It [7:48]
    15. Good Advice [4:00]
    16. Piece Of Work [5:03]
    17. Achievements [4:09]
    18. Growing Older [6:10]
    Disc #2 -- Longitude
    1. A Suggestion [5:51]
    2. Practical Solution [4:57]
    3. Trial [7:42]
    4. To the Public [4:35]
    5. Welcome Aboard [5:38]
    6. Struggle To Survive [4:47]
    7. Questions [5:05]
    8. BBC [5:41]
    9. Mr. Green [4:26]
    10. Successful Voyage [4:07]
    11. Compromises [6:58]
    12. Astronomer Royal [8:25]
    13. Understanding Life [6:57]
    14. There's No Watch [5:50]
    15. Responsibility [6:38]
    16. Grace [7:24]
    17. Board Meeting [5:06]
    18. Awards [4:44]

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    Editorial Reviews

    An outgrowth of a 1999 BBC documentary, the two-part British miniseries Longitude goes out on a creative limb by unfolding two parallel stories, each separated from the other by some 200 years. In one of the plot lines, Michael Gambon (who won one of the series' many BAFTA awards) stars as real-life 18th century clockmaker John Harrison, whose invention of a "marine chronometer" would ultimately serve as the primary navigational guide for sailors of his era -- but not without a lot of sacrifice and frustration on Harrison's part. The second continuity takes place in the immediate post-WWI era, as Royal Navy officer (and shellshocked war veteran) Rupert Gould (Jeremy Irons) battles bureaucracy and ignorance to reinstate Harrison's longitudinal clocks for modern-day Naval use. As the action hopscotches between the two story lines, Harrison painstakingly assembles his chronometer and attempts to promote the device to the unresponsive powers-that-be, while Gould tries to carry on Harrison's work without losing his sanity in the process. Based on the book by Dava Sobel, Longitude was originally telecast over Britain's Channel 4 on January 2 and 3, 2000, then was seen in America courtesy of the A&E cable network. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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    Beautiful production, but short on visual clarityby Thamnu

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    September 19, 2009: Great story, well told, fine performances by Irons and Gambon. But the film is not transferred clearly to the DVD and will not look very crisp on a newer TV or monitor.

    Dava Sobel's short book, from which the film is adapted is brilliant, a wonderful alternative to the usual reading credits titles our high schoolers typically get. For science, for history, for inspiration ... a four-hour, DVD block in classes, an absorbing read outside of it.

    Stay the courseby Anonymous

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    May 29, 2004: This is the best when it comes to History and a great story. Riveting and brings history to life. A sure must to add to your collection. Worth every penny.