Release Date
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Original Release
October 20, 1989
2h 7m
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
â 6.2127 min
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 â the bigger "Fat Man" and the more streamlined "Little Boy."
Director
Roland Joffé
Department: Directing
âPopularity: 1.7
Cast
Paul Newman
Gen. Leslie R. Groves
â3.4
Dwight Schultz
J. Robert Oppenheimer
â2.0
Bonnie Bedelia
Kitty Oppenheimer
â2.9
John Cusack
Michael Merriman
â4.2
Laura Dern
Kathleen Robinson
â3.7
Ron Frazier
Peter de Silva
â1.0
John C. McGinley
Richard Schoenfield
â3.3
Natasha Richardson
Jean Tatlock
â2.2
Ron Vawter
Jamie Latrobe
â1.2
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Michael Brockman
William "Deke" Parsons
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Genres
DramaHistoryWar
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