Drama ·History ·War · United Kingdom · 1989 · 2h 7m

Fat Man and Little Boy

Director

Cast

Paul Newman as Gen. Leslie R. Groves Dwight Schultz as J. Robert Oppenheimer Bonnie Bedelia as Kitty Oppenheimer John Cusack as Michael Merriman Laura Dern as Kathleen Robinson Ron Frazier as Peter de Silva

Crew

Vilmos Zsigmond — Director of Photography Françoise Bonnot — Editor Ennio Morricone — Original Music Composer Bruce Robinson — Screenplay Roland Joffé — Screenplay Tony Garnett — Producer

Tagline

The story of the extraordinary people who changed our world.

Synopsis

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."

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