
Fat Man and Little Boy
- released:1989-10-20
- genres: Drama, History, War
- duration:127m
- casts: Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack, Laura Dern
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Production: Paramount Pictures, Lightmotive
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."