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Fat Man and Little Boy

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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Cast & Crew See All

Paul Newman
General Leslie R. Groves
Dwight Schultz
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Bonnie Bedelia
Kitty Oppenheimer

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Awards

  • 1990 - Golden Berlin Bear - - nominated
  • 1990 - PFS Award - Peace - nominated

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