Fat Man and Little Boy

Name: Fat Man and Little Boy
Director: Roland Joffé
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1989-10-20
Duration: 2 h 7 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack, Laura Dern

Directed by Roland Joffé

Drama

History

War

19892h 7m6.1

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."