Fat Man and Little Boy

Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)

The story of the extraordinary people who changed our world.

  • Genre: Drama, History, War
  • Release Date: 1989-10-20
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 138 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 7min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
  • Director: Roland Joffé
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Summary

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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  • 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

  • Allan Corduner

    as Franz Goethe

  • Joe D'Angerio

    as Seth Neddermeyer

  • Jon DeVries

    as Johnny Mount

  • James Eckhouse

    as Robert Harper

  • Todd Field

    as Robert Wilson

  • Mary Pat Gleason

    as Dora Welsh

  • Clark Gregg

    as Douglas Panton

  • Péter Halász

    as George Kistiakowsky

  • Gerald Hiken

    as Leo Szilard

  • Arthur Holden

    as Oakridge Doctor

  • Ed Lauter

    as Whitney Ashbridge

  • Donald MacKechnie

    as James Tuck

  • Madison Mason

    as Boris Pash

  • Krzysztof Pieczyński

    as Otto Frisch

  • Don Pugsley

    as Bronston

  • Logan Ramsey

    as Brehon Somervell

  • Fred Thompson

    as Melrose Hayden Barry

  • Jim True-Frost

    as Donald Hornig

  • Barry Yourgrau

    as Edward Teller

  • Marek Alboszta

    as Scientist

  • Steven Baigelman

    as Dr. Avenell

  • Frank Benettieri Jr.

    as Messenger

  • Roger Cubicciotti

    as Frank Oppenheimer

  • Franco Cutietta

    as Enrico Fermi

  • Robert Peter Gale

    as Dr. Louis Hempelman

  • Wesley Harrison

    as Peter Oppenheimer

  • Brent Harrison

    as Peter Oppenheimer

  • Tom McFarlane

    as Scientist

  • David C. Parnes

    as Raincoat Man

  • Allen Poirson

    as Harold McDonald

  • David Politzer

    as Robert Serber

  • Bill Rubenstein

    as Times Reporter

  • Ken Strausbaugh

    as Observation Officer

  • Walter Sullivan

    as Henry Stimson

  • Brian Wandell

    as Dennis Talmudge

  • John Williams

    as Mack Stoddard

  • Walker Edmiston

    as (voice)

  • Matthew Faison

    as (voice)

  • Stan Jones

    as (voice)

  • Alan Oppenheimer

    as (voice)
Directing Roland Joffé Director
Writing Bruce Robinson Screenplay
Writing Roland Joffé Screenplay
Camera Vilmos Zsigmond Director of Photography
Production Nancy Foy Casting
Sound Ennio Morricone Original Music Composer
Production Tony Garnett Producer
Editing Françoise Bonnot Editor
Costume & Make-Up Monty Westmore Makeup Designer

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