Fat Man and Little Boy

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."

Directed by Roland Joffé

Top 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

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Michael Brockman

William "Deke" Parsons

Del Close

Dr. Kenneth Whiteside

John Considine

Robert Tuckson

Allan Corduner

Franz Goethe

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Joe D'Angerio

Seth Neddermeyer

Jon DeVries

Johnny Mount

James Eckhouse

Robert Harper

Todd Field

Robert Wilson

Mary Pat Gleason

Dora Welsh

Clark Gregg

Douglas Panton

Péter Halász

George Kistiakowsky

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