Fat Man and Little Boy

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."

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  Paul Newman

  Gen. Leslie R. Groves
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  Dwight Schultz

  J. Robert Oppenheimer
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  Bonnie Bedelia

  Kitty Oppenheimer
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  John Cusack

  Michael Merriman
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  Laura Dern

  Kathleen Robinson
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  Ron Frazier

  Peter de Silva
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  John C. McGinley

  Richard Schoenfield
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  Natasha Richardson

  Jean Tatlock
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  Ron Vawter

  Jamie Latrobe
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  Del Close

  Dr. Kenneth Whiteside