© 1987 • 105-minute color video. Available only in the United States.
NTSC • $149.95 • ISBN  7453

Price includes public performance rights.

The Race for the Double Helix (alternate title: Life Story) dramatizes the interactions among scientists that led to the discovery in 1953 of the structure of the DNA molecule. This highly praised but hard–to–find film was produced and directed for BBC Television by Mick Jackson. The outstanding cast includes Jeff Goldblum (James Watson), Tim Pigott-Smith (Francis Crick), Alan Howard (Maurice Wilkins), and Juliet Stevenson (Rosalind Franklin). An educational resource of exceptional value, the movie can assist in explaining the science of DNA to a range of audiences, or provide a focus of discussion with students on the process of scientific discovery and the ethical and social issues involved.