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

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.

tensesomberslow-burnhistoricalheavycerebralominousintrospective

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)

Trailer

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