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Writers:
William Nicholson (writer)
James Watson (book)
Plot:
Watson and Crick race to find the structure of DNA before Linus Pauling, Maurice Wilkins, or Rosalind... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations more
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One of the greatest BBC films of all time! more (26 total)
Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | 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 |
| Ian Harvey | ... | Bruce Fraser |
| Vass Anderson | ... | Alex Stokes |
| Jill Johnson | ... | Freda Ticehurst |
| Rachel Weaver | ... | First French Girl |
| Katherine Kath | ... | Pop Prior |
| Gaby Lister | ... | Second French Girl |
| David Allister | ... | John Griffith |
| Anna Skye | ... | Girl at Party |
| Lyndon Brook | ... | Erwin Chargaff |
| Vincent Marzello | ... | Peter Pauling |
| Ray Charleson | ... | Jerry Donohue |
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| Mick Jackson | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| William Nicholson | writer | |
| James Watson | book "The Race for the Double Helix" | |
Produced by | |||
| Mick Jackson | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Peter Howell | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Andrew Dunn | |||
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| Robin Brightwell | |||
| Jim Latham | |||
Production Design by | |||
| John Bone | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Robert Foster | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Charlotte Holdich | |||
| Gilly Martin | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jan Nethercot | .... | makeup artist | |
Sound Department | |||
| John Hale | .... | dubbing mixer | |
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| Claudio Villa | .... | molecular models | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Brian Beaumont | .... | gaffer | |
Other crew | |||
| Richard Bonehill | .... | sword master | |
| Claudio Villa | .... | molecular models | |
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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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Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK more
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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
Quotes:
Francis Crick: Piano, my boy! Softly, softly, catchy monkey! more
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Grande Chorale more
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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