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Watson and Crick race to find the structure of DNA before Linus Pauling, Maurice Wilkins, or Rosalind... more | add synopsis
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3 wins & 2 nominations more
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One of the greatest BBC films of all time! more (26 total)

Cast

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Jeff Goldblum ... Jim Watson
Tim Pigott-Smith ... Francis Crick
Alan Howard ... Maurice Wilkins

Juliet Stevenson ... Rosalind Franklin
Betsy Brantley ... Elizabeth Watson
John Moreno ... Vittorio Luzzati
Daniel André Pageon ... First Colleague
Yves Aubert ... Second Colleague
Anthony Benson ... J.T. Randall
Clive Panto ... Max Perutz
Rupert Massey ... John Kendrew
Geoffrey Chater ... Sir Lawrence Bragg
Nicholas Fry ... Raymond Gosling
Tom McCabe ... Bill Seeds
Petronella Ford ... Odile Crick
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Also Known As:
Double Helix
The Race for the Double Helix (USA)
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USA:97 min
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Was originally shown as a "Horizon special" on the BBC, Horizon being the name of BBC2's main science programme. more
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Watson: Gotta get famous. more
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Come On-a My House more

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One of the greatest BBC films of all time!, 7 August 2004
Author: ebneslo (ebneslo@juno.com) from Grays Harbor, Washington

I could not disagree more strongly with the previous reviewer. I don't know that I've enjoyed any movie I've been forced to watch at school. That aside, this is a fantastic film about one of the watershed scientific discoveries of the 20th century. "Race For The Double Helix" is just that, a fantastic race to see who will discover the "secret of the gene." Jeff Goldblum and Tim Piggot-Smith are outstanding as Crick and Watson--the team that eventually goes on to build the model of DNA--but it is Alan Howard and Juliet Stevenson that really steal the show in portraying the relationship between Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin. Anyone who loves history, or science with be enthralled. The French dialoge adds a terrific touch of realism and the period is depicted with tremendous detail. I call this the "Rocky" film for science geeks, but it is so much more, a fascinating look at a real scientific discovery. Outstanding. 10/10

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