Longitude

Jan 2, 2000

3h 18m

★ 7.4

Overview

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

Genres

TV Movie

Drama

History

Production Companies

Granada Productions

A+E Studios

Longitude Trailers

Cast

John Harrison

Michael Gambon

Rupert Gould

Jeremy Irons

William Harrison (Adult)

Ian Hart

John Campbell

Andrew Scott

Lord Sandwich

Bill Nighy

Elizabeth Harrison

Gemma Jones

Sir Edmund Halley

John Wood

Muriel Gould

Anna Chancellor

Lord Morton

Brian Cox

Nevil Maskelyne

Samuel West

Dr. Bliss

Ian McNeice

Adm. Sir Cloudsley Shovell

Jonathan Coy

Thomas, 70, looks back on the last evening he and his lost friend Mari spent together. An evening in which they drink wine, dine, listen to piano playing and dance with their girlfriends. As the hours pass before his eyes, Thomas contemplates the lost friendship, the person Mari was and the conversations of that night.

0.0

the birth of the journey before death.

May 9, 2025

The journey before the inevitable, the clock starts ticking, life begins and ends.

5.0

Loop

Aug 5, 2017

Some time ago, Mima had a car accident and a man died. She has almost managed to forget about it when someone starts sending her birthday cards perfumed with a man's fragrance.

6.1

The Woman on the Beach

Jun 7, 1947

A sailor suffering from post-traumatic stress becomes involved with a beautiful and enigmatic seductress married to a blind painter.

7.3

Hornblower: Mutiny

Apr 8, 2001

Hornblower and his comrades come under the command of a revered but mentally unstable captain and are forced to mutiny in order to save their ship, the HMS Renown.

6.0

The Tower of Silence

Jan 29, 1925

Eva lives in the sinister Tower with her father, a mad inventor, and her grandfather. The aviator Wilfred Durian and his lovely wife live nearby in the town. But Durian's famous flight across the Australian desert was not all it seems... and when his 'dead' partner Arved Holl is rescued by Eva and comes to claim his former fiancée's hand, the whole house of cards is about to come tumbling down. Meanwhile, Eva's own family history is not quite as she had always believed...

6.7

Valmont

Nov 17, 1989

Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont falls in love.

6.3

The Book Of Vision

Jul 8, 2021

Eva, a mysterious doctor, searches for an answer to her urgent dilemma as she unravels Dr. Anmuth's Book of Vision. Henry gets involved in her life and is forced to confront his own nature, as Eva faces the biggest decision of her life.

6.3

A High Wind in Jamaica

May 1, 1965

In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling, but their ship is taken over by pirates, who become fond of the kids.

0.0

The Somnambulist Woman

Jan 1, 2003

A young woman struggles to move on from the consuming grief of her experience as a combat medic in the Trường Sơn mountains during Vietnam War .

10.0

For the Time Being

Jan 12, 2025

Three Greek intellectuals gather for the Great Summoning, a mysterious phenomenon that may take days to manifest. While they wait, they attempt to figure out what to do for the time being.

0.0

Tintomara

Nov 18, 1970

In March 1792 the Swedish King Gustav III is murdered at a masked ball. Five young people are involved in the murder story, including Tintomara, a 17 year old inter-sex who dominates over the others.

0.0

Reversal

Dec 5, 2025

Two souls: One seeks to know her life's true essence and the other is haunted by foreign sights of himself, as they both are influenced by an existence beyond human realm—whom continually oversees them across eras, trapping them in a game of time and the unknown.

3.5

The Big Game

Apr 2, 1973

Two soldiers of fortune are hired by an inventor to protect him and his invention, a radar-like machine that is capable of controlling armies and forcing them to fight.

8.0

The Deer Hunter

Dec 8, 1978

Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.

6.7

Rob Roy

Apr 13, 1995

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.

7.1

The King and I

Jun 29, 1956

Widowed Welsh mother Anna Leonowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.

6.5

The Juggler

May 11, 1953

A Holocaust survivor moves to Israel and experiences difficulty adjusting to life.

5.5

The House of Clocks

Jul 1, 1989

A gang of ruthless thugs intent on robbery prey upon a seemingly harmless elderly couple, Vittorio and Sara. The simple plan turns into a terrifying nightmare, as Vittorio's antique clock collection mysteriously turns back time. Now the hunters become the hunted and the old couple becomes a vengeful, malevolent force.

4.8

November

Jan 18, 2004

Sophie Jacobs is going through the most difficult time of her life. Now, she just has to find out if it's real.