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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 outdo...
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.
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.
Jul 11, 2023 · The film reveals how Crick and Watson’s success depended on personality, friendships, emotional conflict and enmity fuelled by wild guesses, some borrowing and sheer luck. Director: Mick Jackson. AKA The Race for the Double Helix. Writers: William Nicholson, James Watson (book).
Find out how to watch The Race for the Double Helix. Stream The Race for the Double Helix, watch trailers, see the cast, and more at TV Guide.
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