Fat Man and Little Boy

• 6.217 Drama
• 1989-10-20
• 127 minutes mins

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."

Starring:

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)

Director:

Roland Joffé

Writer:

Bruce Robinson Roland Joffé