Fat Man and Little Boy

1989 · biography · drama · history · war · Роланд Жоффе · Lightmotive · Paramount Pictures

This is the story of the creation of the atomic bomb in America. The film reveals the secret of creating the most terrifying weapon on Earth. A drama about people involved in the creation of the atomic bomb and clearly aware of the full responsibility for this towards the world. The main characters are Robert Oppenheimer and General Groves. Paul Newman plays the stern General Leslie Groves, who oversees the highly secret "Manhattan Project" that cost 2 billion dollars. As a result, two bombs were dropped on Japan - "Fat Man" (plutonium) and "Little Boy" (uranium).