Movie
Fat Man and Little Boy
Released: October 20, 1989 (1989)
Runtime: 127 minutes
Genres: Drama, History, War
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."
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Paul Newman as Gen. Leslie R. Groves
Age at release: 64
- Ron Frazier as Peter de Silva
Age at release: 49
- Dwight Schultz as J. Robert Oppenheimer
Age at release: 41
- Bonnie Bedelia as Kitty Oppenheimer
Age at release: 41
- Ron Vawter as Jamie Latrobe
Age at release: 40
- John C. McGinley as Richard Schoenfield
Age at release: 30
- Natasha Richardson as Jean Tatlock
Age at release: 26
- John Cusack as Michael Merriman
Age at release: 23
- Laura Dern as Kathleen Robinson
Age at release: 22
- Michael Brockman as William "Deke" Parsons
Age at release: Unknown
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- Logan Ramsey as Brehon Somervell
Age at release: 68
- Gerald Hiken as Leo Szilard
Age at release: 62
- Del Close as Dr. Kenneth Whiteside
Age at release: 55
- John Considine as Robert Tuckson
Age at release: 54
- Donald MacKechnie as James Tuck
Age at release: 51
- Ed Lauter as Whitney Ashbridge
Age at release: 50
- Fred Thompson as Melrose Hayden Barry
Age at release: 47
- Péter Halász as George Kistiakowsky
Age at release: 46
- Madison Mason as Boris Pash
Age at release: 46
- Jon DeVries as Johnny Mount
Age at release: 42
- Don Pugsley as Bronston
Age at release: 42
- Joe D'Angerio as Seth Neddermeyer
Age at release: 40
- Allan Corduner as Franz Goethe
Age at release: 39
- Mary Pat Gleason as Dora Welsh
Age at release: 39
- James Eckhouse as Robert Harper
Age at release: 34
- Krzysztof Pieczyński as Otto Frisch
Age at release: 32
- Arthur Holden as Oakridge Doctor
Age at release: 30
- Clark Gregg as Douglas Panton
Age at release: 27
- Todd Field as Robert Wilson
Age at release: 25
- Jim True-Frost as Donald Hornig
Age at release: 23