Fat Man and Little Boy

6.2

127 minutes

10/20/1989

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."

Cast List

Paul Newman
as Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Dwight Schultz
as J. Robert Oppenheimer
Bonnie Bedelia
as Kitty Oppenheimer
John Cusack
as Michael Merriman
Laura Dern
as Kathleen Robinson
Ron Frazier
as Peter de Silva
John C. McGinley
as Richard Schoenfield
Natasha Richardson
as Jean Tatlock
Ron Vawter
as Jamie Latrobe
Michael Brockman
as William "Deke" Parsons
Del Close
as Dr. Kenneth Whiteside
John Considine
as Robert Tuckson
Allan Corduner
as Franz Goethe
Joe D'Angerio
as Seth Neddermeyer
Jon DeVries
as Johnny Mount
James Eckhouse
as Robert Harper
Todd Field
as Robert Wilson
Mary Pat Gleason
as Dora Welsh
Clark Gregg
as Douglas Panton
Péter Halász
as George Kistiakowsky
Gerald Hiken
as Leo Szilard
Arthur Holden
as Oakridge Doctor
Ed Lauter
as Whitney Ashbridge
Donald MacKechnie
as James Tuck
Madison Mason
as Boris Pash
Krzysztof Pieczyński
as Otto Frisch
Don Pugsley
as Bronston
Logan Ramsey
as Brehon Somervell
Fred Thompson
as Melrose Hayden Barry
Jim True-Frost
as Donald Hornig
Barry Yourgrau
as Edward Teller
Marek Alboszta
as Scientist
Steven Baigelman
as Dr. Avenell
Frank Benettieri Jr.
as Messenger
Roger Cubicciotti
as Frank Oppenheimer
Franco Cutietta
as Enrico Fermi
Robert Peter Gale
as Dr. Louis Hempelman
Wesley Harrison
as Peter Oppenheimer
Brent Harrison
as Peter Oppenheimer
Tom McFarlane
as Scientist
David C. Parnes
as Raincoat Man
Allen Poirson
as Harold McDonald
David Politzer
as Robert Serber
Bill Rubenstein
as Times Reporter
Ken Strausbaugh
as Observation Officer
Walter Sullivan
as Henry Stimson
Brian Wandell
as Dennis Talmudge
John Williams
as Mack Stoddard
Walker Edmiston
as (voice)
Matthew Faison
as (voice)
Stan Jones
as (voice)
Alan Oppenheimer
as (voice)