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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."

Release: 1989-10-20
Runtime: 127 min
Rating: 6.154 / 10
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
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Michael Brockman
William "Deke" Parsons
Del Close
Del Close
Dr. Kenneth Whiteside
John Considine
John Considine
Robert Tuckson
Allan Corduner
Allan Corduner
Franz Goethe
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Joe D'Angerio
Seth Neddermeyer
Jon DeVries
Jon DeVries
Johnny Mount
James Eckhouse
James Eckhouse
Robert Harper
Todd Field
Todd Field
Robert Wilson
Mary Pat Gleason
Mary Pat Gleason
Dora Welsh