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Fat Man and Little Boy

Fat Man and Little Boy

The story of the extraordinary people who changed our world.

19896.22h 7m

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."

Directed by Roland Joffé
Written by Bruce Robinson, Roland Joffé
Produced by Tony Garnett
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Top Cast

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Gen. Leslie R. Groves

Dwight Schultz

Dwight Schultz

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Bonnie Bedelia

Bonnie Bedelia

Kitty Oppenheimer

John Cusack

John Cusack

Michael Merriman

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Kathleen Robinson

Ron Frazier

Ron Frazier

Peter de Silva

John C. McGinley

John C. McGinley

Richard Schoenfield

Natasha Richardson

Natasha Richardson

Jean Tatlock

Ron Vawter

Ron Vawter

Jamie Latrobe

M

Michael Brockman

William "Deke" Parsons

Themes & Keywords

atomic bombnew mexicoworld war iiatomic bomb testbiographybased on true story1940smanhattan project

About Fat Man and Little Boy

Fat Man and Little Boy is a drama, history, war film released in 1989 exploring themes of atomic bomb, new mexico, world war ii, atomic bomb test, biography, based on true story. Directed by Roland Joffé, it stars Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia. 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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