Fat Man and Little Boy

The story of the extraordinary people who changed our world.

6.2
19892h 7m

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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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Fat Man and Little Boy (1989), 35mm film trailer, scope 2.36:1, 4K trichromy, 3840x1624

Cast

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Paul Newman

Gen. Leslie R. Groves

Photo of Dwight Schultz

Dwight Schultz

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Photo of Bonnie Bedelia

Bonnie Bedelia

Kitty Oppenheimer

Photo of John Cusack

John Cusack

Michael Merriman

Photo of Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Kathleen Robinson

Photo of Ron Frazier

Ron Frazier

Peter de Silva

Photo of John C. McGinley

John C. McGinley

Richard Schoenfield

Photo of Natasha Richardson

Natasha Richardson

Jean Tatlock

Photo of Ron Vawter

Ron Vawter

Jamie Latrobe

Photo of Del Close

Del Close

Dr. Kenneth Whiteside

Photo of John Considine

John Considine

Robert Tuckson

Photo of Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

Franz Goethe

Photo of Jon DeVries

Jon DeVries

Johnny Mount

Photo of James Eckhouse

James Eckhouse

Robert Harper

Photo of Todd Field

Todd Field

Robert Wilson

Photo of Clark Gregg

Clark Gregg

Douglas Panton

Photo of Péter Halász

Péter Halász

George Kistiakowsky

Photo of Arthur Holden

Arthur Holden

Oakridge Doctor

Photo of Ed Lauter

Ed Lauter

Whitney Ashbridge

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NickNaylor

3/10

Worthless imaginary drama that has nothing to do with the real manhatten project. Nothing more to say than save yourself the time and skip this piece of historically incorrect ...

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