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Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)

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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
  • Profile picture of Paul Newman
    Gen. Leslie R. Groves Paul Newman
  • Profile picture of Dwight Schultz
    J. Robert Oppenheimer Dwight Schultz
  • Profile picture of Bonnie Bedelia
    Kitty Oppenheimer Bonnie Bedelia
  • Profile picture of John Cusack
    Michael Merriman John Cusack
  • Profile picture of Laura Dern
    Kathleen Robinson Laura Dern
  • Profile picture of Ron Frazier
    Peter de Silva Ron Frazier
  • Profile picture of John C. McGinley
    Richard Schoenfield John C. McGinley
  • Profile picture of Natasha Richardson
    Jean Tatlock Natasha Richardson

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  • new mexico
  • world war ii
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  • biography
  • 1940s
  • manhattan project