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Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
1998 | 54m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | Peter Jones |
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| Writer: | David Axlerod, Dava Sobel |
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| It was one of humankind's most epic quests - a technical problem so complex that it challenged the best minds of its time, a problem so important that the nation that solved it would rule the economy of the world. The problem was navigation by sea—how to know where you were when you sailed beyond the sight of land - establishing your longitude. While the gentry of the 18th Century looked to the stars for the answer, an English clockmaker, John Harrison, toiled for decades to solve the problem. His elegant solution made him an unlikely hero and remains the basis for the most modern forms of navigation in the world today. This film will be both a celebration of Harrison's invention and an adventure story. An expedition on a period sailing vessel as it sails the open sea will demonstrate the life and death importance of finding your longitude at sea. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 06, 1998 |
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| Director: | Peter Jones |
| Writer: | David Axlerod, Dava Sobel |
| Genres: | Adventure, Documentary, Drama, History, TV Movie |
| Keywords | biography, docudrama, navigation |
| Production Companies | SVT Drama, GBH, BBC Horizon, David Axelrod Productions |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 07, 2026 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Richard Dreyfuss | Narrator |
| Patrick Malahide | John Harrison |
| Name | Job |
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| Peter Jones | Director |
| Martin Brody | Additional Music |
| Patrick Bennet | Set Dressing Artist |
| Kent Gibson | Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor |
| Tony Briskham | Sound |
| Fraser Barber | Sound |
| Brian McDairmant | Director of Photography |
| Derek Dodd | Production Design |
| Eve Gage | Editor |
| David Axlerod | Writer |
| Dava Sobel | Book |
| Dan Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Mason Daring | Additional Music |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Angela Oakhill | Associate Producer |
| Paula S. Apsell | Executive Producer |
| David Axlerod | Producer |
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