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