Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
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."
Director:
Roland Joffé
Writers:
Bruce Robinson, Roland Joffé.
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Paul Newman as Gen. Leslie R. Groves |
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Dwight Schultz as J. Robert Oppenheimer |
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Bonnie Bedelia as Kitty Oppenheimer |
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John Cusack as Michael Merriman |
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Laura Dern as Kathleen Robinson |
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Ron Frazier as Peter de Silva |
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John C. McGinley as Richard Schoenfield |
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Natasha Richardson as Jean Tatlock |
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Ron Vawter as Jamie Latrobe |
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Michael Brockman as William "Deke" Parsons |
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Del Close as Dr. Kenneth Whiteside |
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John Considine as Robert Tuckson |
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Allan Corduner as Franz Goethe |
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Joe D'Angerio as Seth Neddermeyer |
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Jon DeVries as Johnny Mount |
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James Eckhouse as Robert Harper |
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Todd Field as Robert Wilson |
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Mary Pat Gleason as Dora Welsh |
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Clark Gregg as Douglas Panton |
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Péter Halász as George Kistiakowsky |
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Gerald Hiken as Leo Szilard |
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Arthur Holden as Oakridge Doctor |
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Ed Lauter as Whitney Ashbridge |
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Donald MacKechnie as James Tuck |
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Madison Mason as Boris Pash |
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Krzysztof Pieczyński as Otto Frisch |
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Don Pugsley as Bronston |
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Logan Ramsey as Brehon Somervell |
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Fred Thompson as Melrose Hayden Barry |
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Jim True-Frost as Donald Hornig |
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Barry Yourgrau as Edward Teller |
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Marek Alboszta as Scientist |
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Steven Baigelman as Dr. Avenell |
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Frank Benettieri Jr. as Messenger |
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Roger Cubicciotti as Frank Oppenheimer |
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Franco Cutietta as Enrico Fermi |
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Robert Peter Gale as Dr. Louis Hempelman |
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Wesley Harrison as Peter Oppenheimer |
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Brent Harrison as Peter Oppenheimer |
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Tom McFarlane as Scientist |
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David C. Parnes as Raincoat Man |
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Allen Poirson as Harold McDonald |
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David Politzer as Robert Serber |
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Bill Rubenstein as Times Reporter |
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Ken Strausbaugh as Observation Officer |
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Walter Sullivan as Henry Stimson |
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Brian Wandell as Dennis Talmudge |
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John Williams as Mack Stoddard |
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Walker Edmiston as (voice) |
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Matthew Faison as (voice) |
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Stan Jones as (voice) |
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Alan Oppenheimer as (voice) |
| Writing | Bruce Robinson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Roland Joffé | Screenplay |
| Directing | Roland Joffé | Director |
| Camera | Vilmos Zsigmond | Director of Photography |
| Production | Nancy Foy | Casting |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Françoise Bonnot | Editor |
| Production | Tony Garnett | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monty Westmore | Makeup Designer |
