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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.
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The Race for the Double Helix 1986 1h 47m Drama List Reviews 50% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Based on a true story, this film focuses on the quest to discover the building blocks of...
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The Race for the Double Helix. 1987. 2 hr 0 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. True story of the scientists (Jeff Goldblum, Tim Pigott-Smith, Alan Howard) who uncovered the structure of DNA....
Cast. Jeff Goldblum. Tim Pigott-Smith. Alan Howard. 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. 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 ...
Jul 11, 2023 · Life Story (1987) AKA The Race for the Double Helix. 2.8. ( 4) William Nicholson’s dramatization based on the true story of the race to solve the riddle of DNA. 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.
Feb 12, 2020 · Subject: From 1976. [Fade in on host and actress Julie Kavner in an outdoor setting] Julie Kavner (host): Good evening, i'm Julie Kavner. Tonight on NOVA, we'll meet author Isaac Asimov to talk about the discovery of DNA. James Watson and Francis Crick talk about the events to their winning race of the structure.
Sep 14, 1987 · Synopsis by Bernadette McCallion. This British made-for-television movie tells the story of the 1950s competition to unlock the mystery behind DNA, and the personal and political tribulations that accompanied the endeavor. Jeff Goldblum stars as American scientist Jim Watson, and Tim Pigott-Smith is Britain's Francis Crick.
