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Fat Man and Little Boy

(1989)

October 20, 1989 2h 7m
62%
TMDB Score

Overview

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."

Roland Joffé

Director

Top Billed Cast

PN

Paul Newman

Gen. Leslie R. Groves

DS

Dwight Schultz

J. Robert Oppenheimer

BB

Bonnie Bedelia

Kitty Oppenheimer

JC

John Cusack

Michael Merriman

LD

Laura Dern

Kathleen Robinson

RF

Ron Frazier

Peter de Silva

JCM

John C. McGinley

Richard Schoenfield

NR

Natasha Richardson

Jean Tatlock

RV

Ron Vawter

Jamie Latrobe

MB

Michael Brockman

William "Deke" Parsons

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