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Dramatisation of the Manhattan Project, the race between America and Germany to build the first atomic bomb. Robert Oppenheimer is the tortured genius heading the project, his public scientific objectivity at odds with private misgivings over ethics.

Alternative title(s):
Fat Man and Little Boy
Keywords:
Drama, War, Historical, History, World War, Biographical, Biography, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, WWII, WW2, World War 2
Additional Information:
(1989) (USA) (3 Star)
Cast:
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
Supporting Cast:
John C. McGinley.... Capt. 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
Directors:
Roland Joffé
Writers:
Bruce Robinson

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