| Description |
2 videodiscs (200 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
Includes behind-the-scenes featurette, interactive menus, and scene selection. |
| Cast |
Jeremy Irons, Michael Gambon. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Peter Hannan ; editor, Peter Coulson ; music, Geoffey Burgon. |
| Note |
Based on the the book by Dava Sobel. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Originally produced for television in 1999. |
| 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 chromometers and devotes himself to restoring Harrison's long-neglected mechanical masterpieces. |
| Subject |
Harrison, John, 1693-1776 -- Drama.
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Gould, Rupert Thomas, 1890-1948 -- Drama.
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Longitude -- Measurement -- History -- Drama.
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Clock and watch makers -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Sturridge, Charles.
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Irons, Jeremy, 1948-
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Gambon, Michael.
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Sobel, Dava.
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Granada Films.
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Channel Four (Great Britain)
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Arts and Entertainment Network.
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New Video Group.
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| ISBN |
076702771X (set) |
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0767027728 (v. 1) : $27.50 |
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0767027736 (v. 2) : $27.50 |
| Music No. |
AAE-70123-AAE-70125 A & E |
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