
- HD 1080
- Runtime: 127m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Director: Roland Joffé
- Stars: Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack, Laura Dern
- keywords: atomic bomb, new mexico, world war ii, atomic bomb test, biography, 1940s, manhattan project
- Production_studio: Paramount Pictures, Lightmotive
- Slogan: The story of the extraordinary people who changed our world.
- The Fat Man and Little Boy is featured in the top rankings of 1989
- #11 in Top War Movies of 1989
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."