Film

Fat Man and Little Boy

1989 · 2h 7m · Drama · History · War

The story of the extraordinary people who changed our world.

IMDb

6.5

Rotten Tomatoes

50%

Metacritic

50

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."

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

Del Close

Dr. Kenneth Whiteside

John Considine

Robert Tuckson

Allan Corduner

Franz Goethe

Joe D'Angerio

Seth Neddermeyer

Jon DeVries

Johnny Mount

James Eckhouse

Robert Harper

• Roland JofféDirector · Screenplay
• Bruce RobinsonScreenplay
• Tony GarnettProducer
• Vilmos ZsigmondDirector of Photography
• Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
• Françoise BonnotEditor
• Nancy FoyCasting

Fat Man and Little Boy (1989), 35mm film trailer, scope 2.36:1, 4K trichromy, 3840x1624

Release date

October 20, 1989

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 7m

Rated

PG-13

Genres

Drama, History, War

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