Fat Man and Little Boy

Synopsis

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."

Trailer

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

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Cast

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  Paul Newman
  Gen. Leslie R. Groves

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  Dwight Schultz
  J. Robert Oppenheimer

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  Bonnie Bedelia
  Kitty Oppenheimer

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  John Cusack
  Michael Merriman

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  Laura Dern
  Kathleen Robinson

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  Ron Frazier
  Peter de Silva

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  John C. McGinley
  Richard Schoenfield

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  Natasha Richardson
  Jean Tatlock

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  Ron Vawter
  Jamie Latrobe

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  Michael Brockman
  William "Deke" Parsons

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  Del Close
  Dr. Kenneth Whiteside

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  John Considine
  Robert Tuckson

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  Allan Corduner
  Franz Goethe

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  Joe D'Angerio
  Seth Neddermeyer

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  Jon DeVries
  Johnny Mount

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  James Eckhouse
  Robert Harper

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  Todd Field
  Robert Wilson

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  Mary Pat Gleason
  Dora Welsh