Paul Newman
Gen. Leslie R. Groves
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Oct 20, 1989 · Fat Man and Little Boy: Directed by Roland Joffé. With Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack. This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret WWII project, and the first atomic bombs designed, built, and tested in Los Alamos.
- Roland Joffé
- 67
- 3 min
Fat Man and Little Boy (released in the United Kingdom as Shadow Makers) is a 1989 American epic historical war drama film directed by Roland Joffé, who co-wrote the script with Bruce Robinson. The story follows the Manhattan Project , the secret Allied endeavor to develop the first nuclear weapons during World War II .
Fat Man and Little Boy is commonly used to refer to the bombs collectively used in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki . It may also refer to: Fat Man and Little Boy (film), 1989 film. Fat Man and Little Boy ( The Simpsons), 2004 episode of The Simpsons animated television series.
- October 20, 1989
- Tony Garnett
Watchlist. Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves (Paul Newman) is a stern military man determined to have the project go according to plan.
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- Roland Joffé
- PG-13
- Paul Newman
Read More. A general and a physicist work together on the most powerful weapon ever created by man during World War II. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Gen. Leslie R. Groves butt heads as they work side by side on the top-secret Manhattan Project that will introduce nuclear weapons into a war-weary world.
Oscar-winner Paul Newman (Hud, Nobody's Fool) stars as General Leslie Groves, the military man in charge of a massive project that will produce two weapons: "Fat Man" and "Little Boy". Dwight Schultz (The Temp, Star Trek: First Contact) is J. Robert Oppenheimer, the brilliant scientist attempting to bring the startling mission to fruition.
