Fat Man and Little Boy 1989

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."

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Cast

• Paul Newman Gen. Leslie R. Groves
• Dwight Schultz J. Robert Oppenheimer
• Bonnie Bedelia Kitty Oppenheimer
• John Cusack Michael Merriman
• Laura Dern Kathleen Robinson
• Ron Frazier Peter de Silva
• John C. McGinley Richard Schoenfield
• Natasha Richardson Jean Tatlock
• Ron Vawter Jamie Latrobe
• Michael Brockman William "Deke" Parsons

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