Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
October 20, 1989
Drama, History, War
2h 7m


The story of the extraordinary people who changed our world.
Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military man determined to have the project go according to plan. He selects J. Robert Oppenheimer as the key scientist on the top-secret operation, but the two men clash fiercely on a number of issues. Despite their frequent conflicts, Groves and Oppenheimer ultimately push ahead with two bomb designs — the bigger "Fat Man" and the more streamlined "Little Boy."
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Roland Joffé
- Gen. Leslie R. Groves Paul Newman
- J. Robert Oppenheimer Dwight Schultz
- Kitty Oppenheimer Bonnie Bedelia
- Michael Merriman John Cusack
- Kathleen Robinson Laura Dern
- Peter de Silva Ron Frazier
- Richard Schoenfield John C. McGinley
- Jean Tatlock Natasha Richardson
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Keywords
- atomic bomb
- new mexico
- world war ii
- atomic bomb test
- biography
- 1940s
- manhattan project