The Race for the Double Helix (1986)
- Director(s):
- Mick Jackson
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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. Together, the non-traditional scientists raced to find the structure of the DNA molecule before their contemporaries did the same. The film was based on the book of the same name by James Watson. ~ Bernadette McCallion, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- David Allister - John Griffith
- Yves Aubert - Second Colleague
- Betsy Brantley - Elizabeth Watson
- Ray Charleson - Jerry Donohue
- Alan Howard - Maurice Wilkins
- Katherine Kath - Pop Prior
- Juliet Stevenson - Rosalind Franklin
- Nicholas Fry - Raymond Gosling
- Tom McCabe - Bill Seeds
- Tim Pigott-Smith - Francis Crick
- Vass Anderson - Alex Stokes
- Anthony Benson - J.T. Randall
- Lyndon Brook - Erwin Chargaff
- Geoffrey Chater - Sir Lawrence Bragg
- Jill Johnson - Freda Ticehurst
- Vincent Marzello - Peter Pauling
- Clive Panto - Max Perutz
- Rupert Massey - John Kendrew
- Jeff Goldblum - Jim Watson
- Director(s):
- Mick Jackson
- Writer(s):
- William Nicholson
- Producer(s):
- Mick Jackson
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