Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
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."
- Released
- 1989-10-20
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Bruce Robinson, Roland Joffé, Roland Joffé
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 from 170 votes
Cast
- Paul Newman as Gen. Leslie R. Groves
- Dwight Schultz as J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Bonnie Bedelia as Kitty Oppenheimer
- John Cusack as Michael Merriman
- Laura Dern as Kathleen Robinson
- Ron Frazier as Peter de Silva
- John C. McGinley as Richard Schoenfield
- Natasha Richardson as Jean Tatlock
- Ron Vawter as Jamie Latrobe
- Michael Brockman as William "Deke" Parsons
- Del Close as Dr. Kenneth Whiteside
- John Considine as Robert Tuckson