Fat Man and Little Boy

Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)

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."

Date of release
1989-10-20
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (170)
Runtime
2h 7m
Genres
Drama, History, War
Director
Roland Joffé

Casting

  • Paul Newman — Gen. Leslie R. Groves
  • Dwight Schultz — J. Robert Oppenheimer
  • Bonnie Bedelia — Kitty Oppenheimer
  • John Cusack — Michael Merriman
  • Laura Dern — Kathleen Robinson
  • Ron Frazier — Peter de Silva
  • John C. McGinley — Richard Schoenfield
  • Natasha Richardson — Jean Tatlock
  • Ron Vawter — Jamie Latrobe
  • Michael Brockman — William "Deke" Parsons
  • Del Close — Dr. Kenneth Whiteside
  • John Considine — Robert Tuckson

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