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Fat Man and Little Boy

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."

1989 |2h 7m |  Drama, History, War

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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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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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Jon DeVries

Johnny Mount

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James Eckhouse

Robert Harper

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Mary Pat Gleason

Dora Welsh

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Clark Gregg

Douglas Panton

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Péter Halász

George Kistiakowsky

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Arthur Holden

Oakridge Doctor

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Ed Lauter

Whitney Ashbridge

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Madison Mason

Boris Pash

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Krzysztof Pieczyński

Otto Frisch

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Logan Ramsey

Brehon Somervell

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Fred Thompson

Melrose Hayden Barry

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Jim True-Frost

Donald Hornig

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Ken Strausbaugh

Observation Officer

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Walker Edmiston

(voice)

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Matthew Faison

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Stan Jones

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Alan Oppenheimer

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Language

English

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