Directed by:
Charles SturridgeScreenplay:
Charles SturridgeCinematography:
Peter HannanComposer:
Geoffrey BurgonCast:
Jeremy Irons, John Nettleton, Gemma Jones, Michael Gambon, Nigel Davenport, Frank Finlay, Anna Chancellor, Andrew Scott, John Wood, Samuel West, Stephen Fry (more)Plots(1)
Determined to stop shipping losses on the oceans of the 18th century, Britain's Parliament offers a fabulous cash award to anyone who can devise a way to determine longitute at sea. Convinced he can solve the problem that has defeated England's best minds, rural clock maker John Harrison (Michael Gambon) begins an obsessive, 40-year struggle to claim the Longitude prize with his ingenious marine clock. 200 years later, naval officer Rupert Gould (Jeremy Irons) stumbles across Harrison's forgotten chronometers and devotes himself to restoring these long-neglected mechanical masterpieces. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jeremy Irons
UK
Best movies:
The Lion King (1994)
The Mission (1986)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
John Nettleton
UK
Best movies:
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Jinnah (1998)
Gemma Jones
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Michael Gambon
Ireland
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Nigel Davenport
UK
Best movies:
The Last Valley (1971)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Sands of the Kalahari (1965)
Frank Finlay
UK
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
The Longest Day (1962)
Prime Suspect 6 (2003) (TV movie)
Anna Chancellor
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Testament of Youth (2014)
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Andrew Scott
Ireland
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Samuel West
UK
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Stephen Fry
UK
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
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Ian McNeice
UK
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Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
Bill Nighy
UK
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The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
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Brian Cox
UK
Best movies:
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Braveheart (1995)
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Peter Vaughan
UK
Best movies:
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Alec McCowen
UK
Best movies:
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
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Tim McInnerny
UK
Best movies:
Eddie the Eagle (2016)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
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John Quentin
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Blue (1993)
Shadowlands (1993)
Ian Hart
UK
Best movies:
Enemy of the State (1998)
Finding Neverland (2004)
Vinyl (2016) (series)
Nick Reding
UK
Best movies:
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