Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
- Directed by
- Roland Joffé
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 07m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 167 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of scientists and military leaders work together in secret to build the first atomic bomb during World War II. The story focuses on the pressures and moral conflicts that arise as the project moves toward its goal.
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What happens
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. The film is named after "Little Boy" and "Fat Man", the two bombs dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. The film stars Paul Newman as Leslie Groves and Dwight Schultz as J. Robert Oppenheimer, with supporting roles filled by Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack, Laura Dern, John C. McGinley and Natasha Richardson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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