This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built.
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| Paul Newman | ... | General Leslie R. Groves | |
| Dwight Schultz | ... | J. Robert Oppenheimer | |
| Bonnie Bedelia | ... | Kitty Oppenheimer | |
| John Cusack | ... | Michael Merriman | |
| Laura Dern | ... | Kathleen Robinson | |
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Ron Frazier | ... | Peer de Silva |
| John C. McGinley | ... | Richard Schoenfield | |
| Natasha Richardson | ... | Jean Tatlock | |
| Ron Vawter | ... | Jamie Latrobe | |
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Michael Brockman | ... | William 'Deke' Parsons |
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Del Close | ... | Dr. Kenneth Whiteside |
| John Considine | ... | Robert Tuckson | |
| Allan Corduner | ... | Franz Goethe (as Alan Corduner) | |
| Joe D'Angerio | ... | Seth Neddermeyer (as Joseph D'Angerio) | |
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Jon DeVries | ... | Johnny Mount (as Jon De Vries) |
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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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20 October 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$30,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$1,476,994, 20 October 1989, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
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By Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (as P. Tchaikovsky)
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The code-name for the first ever detonation on 16th July 1945 of a nuclear weapon detonated by the United States of America Army was "Trinity". See more »Goofs
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
Richard Schoenfield: Hey Oppenheimer! Oppenheimer! You oughta stop playing God, 'cause you're no good at it, and the position's taken!See more »
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Dance of the Reed FlutesBy Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (as P. Tchaikovsky)
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The movie seemed a little slow at first. But it picked up speed and got right to the point. It showed exactly how the government and the scientist argued for humanity and the reasons of the "gadget". I enjoyed it. It is very close to reality as any movie about the Atomic Bombs that were to be dropped on Japan. I have recommended it to friends. I was particularly pleased with the acting ability of Dwight Schultz.