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Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
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This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built. Director:Roland Joffé |
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| Dwight Schultz | ... | ||
| Bonnie Bedelia | ... | ||
| John Cusack | ... | ||
| Laura Dern | ... |
Kathleen Robinson
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Ron Frazier | ... |
Peter de Silva
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| John C. McGinley | ... |
Capt. Richard Schoenfield, MD
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Ron Vawter | ... |
Jamie Latrobe
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Michael Brockman | ... |
William 'Deke' Parsons
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Del Close | ... |
Dr. Kenneth Whiteside
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John Considine | ... |
Robert Tuckson
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Allan Corduner | ... |
Franz Goethe
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Joe D'Angerio | ... |
Seth Neddermeyer
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Jon DeVries | ... |
Johnny Mount
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Storyline
In real life, Robert Oppenheimer was the scientific head of the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built. General Leslie Groves was in overall command of it. This film reenacts the project with an emphasis on their relationship. Written by Anonymous
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Atomic Bomb | Manhattan Project | Robert Oppenheimer | American Soldier | Nuclear Bomb | See more »Taglines:
The story of the extraordinary people who changed our world.Parents Guide:
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Shadow Makers See more »Box Office
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$3,563,162 (USA)Company Credits
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By Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (as P. Tchaikovsky)
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In real life, Newman was a liberal and Schultz is a conservative... opposites of the roles they played in this film. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: In the first shot of the experiment that Michael Merriman is performing, with the two hemispheres of beryllium surrounding a core of plutonium held slightly apart, he measures the gap between the hemispheres with a dial caliper - but the dial caliper was not developed until after the war. See more »Quotes
Gen. Leslie R. Groves: We could give this country the biggest stick in the playground, and I intend to do that.See more »
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"Dance of the Reed Flutes"By Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (as P. Tchaikovsky)
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