Fat Man and Little Boy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-10-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

127 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (5198 Reviews)

Director:

Roland Joffè

Genres:

Biography Drama History

Cast:

Paul Newman Dwight Schultz Bonnie Bedelia John Cusack

Writer:

Bruce Robinson (story)

Bruce Robinson (screenplay)

Roland Joffè (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In real life, Robert Oppenheimer was the scientific head of the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built. General Leslie Groves was in overall command of it. This film reenacts the project with an emphasis on their relationship.

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