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Life Story (known as The Race for the Double Helix in the United States) is a 1987 television historical drama which depicts the progress toward, and the competition for, the discovery of the structure of DNA in the early 1950s.
American scientist Jim Watson (Jeff Goldblum) joins forces with his English counterpart, Francis Crick (Tim Pigott-Smith), and together they strive to...
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May 20, 2011 · Part 1: In 1987 this award-winning documentary drama was originally produced for the BBC science series Horizon. - Staring Jeff Goldblum as 'Jim Watson' and Tim Piggot-Smith as 'Francis Crick' is about the race to solve one of the greatest mysteries of 20th-century science the structure of DNA.
Feb 12, 2020 · It’s a thrilling and intriguing story that should be interesting to anyone who’s ever wondered about the scientific process. As Julie Kavner explains, the documentary “brings to life the high-stakes race to unravel one of the most important mysteries of human existence.”
Based on a true story, the film focuses on two rival teams of scientists in a race to discover the structure of DNA: James Watson (Jeff Goldblum) and Francis Crick (Tim Pigott-Smith) at Cambridge University and Maurice Wilkins (Alan Howard) and Rosalind Franklin (Juliet Stevenson) at King’s College London.
The Race for the Double Helix: Directed by Mick Jackson. With Jeff Goldblum, Tim Pigott-Smith, Alan Howard, Juliet Stevenson. Watson and Crick race to find the structure of DNA before Linus Pauling, Maurice Wilkins, or Rosalind Franklin can find the key to unlocking the secret.
Apr 27, 1987 · Life Story (known as The Race for the Double Helix or Double Helix in the U.S.) is a 1987 TV film dramatisation of the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953. The film was directed by Mick Jackson for the BBC's Horizon science series and won several prizes including the 1988 BAFTA TV Award as the Best Single Drama.
