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Fat Man and Little Boy

PG-13

1989

127 minutes

DramaHistoryWar

Overview

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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Top Cast

Paul Newman headshot

Paul Newman

Gen. Leslie R. Groves

Dwight Schultz headshot

Dwight Schultz

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Bonnie Bedelia headshot

Bonnie Bedelia

Kitty Oppenheimer

John Cusack headshot

John Cusack

Michael Merriman

Laura Dern headshot

Laura Dern

Kathleen Robinson

Ron Frazier headshot

Ron Frazier

Peter de Silva

John C. McGinley headshot

John C. McGinley

Richard Schoenfield

Natasha Richardson headshot

Natasha Richardson

Jean Tatlock

Ron Vawter headshot

Ron Vawter

Jamie Latrobe

Michael Brockman headshot

Michael Brockman

William "Deke" Parsons

Del Close headshot

Del Close

Dr. Kenneth Whiteside

John Considine headshot

John Considine

Robert Tuckson

Allan Corduner headshot

Allan Corduner

Franz Goethe

Joe D'Angerio headshot

Joe D'Angerio

Seth Neddermeyer

Jon DeVries headshot

Jon DeVries

Johnny Mount

James Eckhouse headshot

James Eckhouse

Robert Harper

Todd Field headshot

Todd Field

Robert Wilson

Mary Pat Gleason headshot

Mary Pat Gleason

Dora Welsh

Clark Gregg headshot

Clark Gregg

Douglas Panton

Péter Halász headshot

Péter Halász

George Kistiakowsky

Gerald Hiken headshot

Gerald Hiken

Leo Szilard

Arthur Holden headshot

Arthur Holden

Oakridge Doctor

Ed Lauter headshot

Ed Lauter

Whitney Ashbridge

Donald MacKechnie headshot

Donald MacKechnie

James Tuck

Madison Mason headshot

Madison Mason

Boris Pash

Krzysztof Pieczyński headshot

Krzysztof Pieczyński

Otto Frisch

Don Pugsley headshot

Don Pugsley

Bronston

Logan Ramsey headshot

Logan Ramsey

Brehon Somervell

Fred Thompson headshot

Fred Thompson

Melrose Hayden Barry

Jim True-Frost headshot

Jim True-Frost

Donald Hornig

Barry Yourgrau headshot

Barry Yourgrau

Edward Teller

Marek Alboszta headshot

Marek Alboszta

Scientist

Steven Baigelman headshot

Steven Baigelman

Dr. Avenell

Frank Benettieri Jr. headshot

Frank Benettieri Jr.

Messenger

Roger Cubicciotti headshot

Roger Cubicciotti

Frank Oppenheimer

Franco Cutietta headshot

Franco Cutietta

Enrico Fermi

Robert Peter Gale headshot

Robert Peter Gale

Dr. Louis Hempelman

Wesley Harrison headshot

Wesley Harrison

Peter Oppenheimer

Brent Harrison headshot

Brent Harrison

Peter Oppenheimer

Tom McFarlane headshot

Tom McFarlane

Scientist

David C. Parnes headshot

David C. Parnes

Raincoat Man

Allen Poirson headshot

Allen Poirson

Harold McDonald

David Politzer headshot

David Politzer

Robert Serber

Bill Rubenstein headshot

Bill Rubenstein

Times Reporter

Ken Strausbaugh headshot

Ken Strausbaugh

Observation Officer

Walter Sullivan headshot

Walter Sullivan

Henry Stimson

Brian Wandell headshot

Brian Wandell

Dennis Talmudge

John Williams headshot

John Williams

Mack Stoddard

Walker Edmiston headshot

Walker Edmiston

(voice)

Matthew Faison headshot

Matthew Faison

(voice)

Stan Jones headshot

Stan Jones

(voice)

Alan Oppenheimer headshot

Alan Oppenheimer

(voice)