Decoding Watson

2019 1h 25m EN

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★7.5TMDB · 1★7.3IMDB · 59

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Synopsis

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Thrust into the limelight for discovering the secret of life at age 25 with Francis Crick, influential Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson has thrived on making headlines ever since. His discovery of DNA’s structure, the double helix, revolutionized human understanding of how life works. He was a relentless and sometimes ruthless visionary who led the Human Genome project and turned Harvard University and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory into powerhouses of molecular biology. With unprecedented access to Watson, his wife Elizabeth and sons Rufus and Duncan over the course of a year, American Masters explores Watson’s evolution from socially awkward postdoc to notorious scientific genius to discredited nonagenarian, also interviewing his friends, his colleagues, scientists and historians.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Mannucci
Writers: Mark Mannucci
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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Released 7 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Mannucci, shot by Scott Sinkler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Alex Ricciardi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9562568 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mark Mannucci directs. Scott Sinkler behind the camera. Alex Ricciardi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Mark Mannucci, shot by Scott Sinkler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Alex Ricciardi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6IMDB entry: tt9562568 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.