Longitude

Sturridge, Charles, (film director,, screenwriter.). Roberts, Selwyn, (film producer.). Irons, Jeremy, 1948- (actor.). Gambon, Michael, (actor.). Hart, Ian, 1964- (actor.). Sobel, Dava Television adaptation of (work): Longitude. (Added Author). Granada Films. (Added Author). Channel Four (Great Britain) (Added Author). Arts and Entertainment Network. (Added Author). New Video Group. (Added Author). Jeremy Irons, Michael Gambon. (Cast).

Summary: Interweaves two stories: John Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer; and naval officer Rupert Gould who, two hundred years later, stumbles across Harrison's forgotten chronometers and devotes himself to restoring Harrison's long-neglected mechanical masterpieces.

Item details

ISBN: 076702771X
ISBN: 9780767027717
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Physical Description: videodisc
2 videodiscs (200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: New York, NY : A & E : New Video Group [distributor], [2000]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Originally produced for television in 1999. Based on the book by Dava Sobel. Includes behind-the-scenes featurette, interactive menus, and scene selection.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Peter Hannan ; editor, Peter Coulson ; music, Geoffey Burgon.
Participant or Performer Note:	Jeremy Irons, Michael Gambon.
System Details Note:	DVD; Dolby digital stereo.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.

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