Movie Description:
Twenty years after the first, inconclusive test voyage of his marine timepiece, JohnHarrison is now joined in his efforts by his son William.Finally prepared to prove once and for all that their clock isthe ultimate solution to thelongitude puzzle, John puts William on a ship bound for Jamaicawhere he will test their newest timepiece in direct competition with their chief rival. Meanwhile, Rupert Gould is close to finishing his work onthe Harrison chronometers-untilmental breakdowns threaten everything he has accomplished aswell as his wife and job. For Harrison himself, however, thelong-sought answer to the longitude question seems to at last be within reach, as he approaches the Longitude Board with the final version of theclock he believes will win the coveted prize. But when the Board`s inner circle continues to conspire against him, Harrison has just one desperateoption left. Now, while Rupert Gould struggles to regain control of his life-and to regainaccess to the clocks that mean so muchto him-Harrison brings his cause before the King of England himself. As both Gould and Harrison enter the final, fatefulstages of their mutual life-long quests, the extraordinary story of Longitude builds to thepowerful conclusion of one of the most extraordinary odysseys in the history ofscience.
