Fat Man and Little Boy
The story of the extraordinary people who changed our world.
6.2(167) 1989-10-20 127 minDramaHistoryWar
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."
ScreenplayBruce Robinson
ScreenplayRoland Joffé
DirectorRoland Joffé
Original Music ComposerEnnio Morricone
ProducerTony Garnett
Cast & characters
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
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Michael Brockman
as William "Deke" Parsons
Del Close
as Dr. Kenneth Whiteside
John Considine
as Robert Tuckson
Allan Corduner
as Franz Goethe
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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
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Gerald Hiken
as Leo Szilard
Arthur Holden
as Oakridge Doctor
Ed Lauter
as Whitney Ashbridge
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Donald MacKechnie
as James Tuck
