The story of the extraordinary people who changed our world.
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."
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and epic.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- rawmeticulous
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Cast
- Paul NewmanGen. Leslie R. Groves
- Dwight SchultzJ. Robert Oppenheimer
- Bonnie BedeliaKitty Oppenheimer
- John CusackMichael Merriman
- Laura DernKathleen Robinson
- Ron FrazierPeter de Silva
- John C. McGinleyRichard Schoenfield
- Natasha RichardsonJean Tatlock
- Ron VawterJamie Latrobe
- Michael BrockmanWilliam "Deke" Parsons
Crew
- Roland JofféDirector
- Bruce RobinsonScreenplay
- Roland JofféScreenplay
- Vilmos ZsigmondDirector of Photography
- Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
- Françoise BonnotEditor
- Tony GarnettProducer
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