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Fat Man and Little Boy

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

Cast and Crew

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Paul Newman

Gen. Leslie R. Groves

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Dwight Schultz

J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Bonnie Bedelia

Kitty Oppenheimer

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John Cusack

Michael Merriman

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Laura Dern

Kathleen Robinson

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Ron Frazier

Peter de Silva

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John C. McGinley

Richard Schoenfield

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Natasha Richardson

Jean Tatlock

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Ron Vawter

Jamie Latrobe

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Michael Brockman

William "Deke" Parsons

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Roland Joffé

Director

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Bruce Robinson

Screenplay

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Roland Joffé

Screenplay

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Vilmos Zsigmond

Director of Photography

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Nancy Foy

Casting

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Ennio Morricone

Original Music Composer

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Tony Garnett

Producer

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Françoise Bonnot

Editor

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Monty Westmore

Makeup Designer

Fat Man and Little Boy

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."

Orignal Language

en

Duration

127 minutes

Genre

Drama, History, War

Status

Released

Release Data

1989-10-20

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures, Lightmotive

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