Watch: Fat Man and Little Boy 1989 123movies, Full Movie Online – 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..
Plot: 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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Fictitious sub-plot added for melodramatic or political effect
Six stars for Paul Newman’s portrayal of General Groves, negative four for the inclusion of a highly fictionalized event where the truth is well documented. Michael Merriman did not really exist. His character–or at least his fate–is based loosely on that of Louis Slotin, a Canadian physicist who did not come to Los Alamos until after the war. He conducted his lethal “tail of the dragon” experiment in May 1946. This is a critical point. The effects of hard radiation on the human body were not known until they were observed in the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki blasts. Had anyone died of radiation poisoning at Los Alamos before the Trinity test, it’s very possible that the scientists would have abruptly stopped their work, and history would have been changed. Whether for the better or the worse we can only speculate. Someone should ask the producers and the director whether they added Merriman’s character for dramatic effect or to deliver an anti-nuclear message. For a more even-handed and accurate treatment of events at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project, see the TV movie, “Day One,” or better yet, read the Peter Wyden book on which it is based.
Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 7 min (127 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Biography, Drama, History
Director Roland Joffé
Writer Bruce Robinson, Roland Joffé
Actors Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia
Country United States, Mexico
Awards 2 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Moviecam SuperAmerica, J-D-C Lenses
Laboratory Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA (color)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm (Eastman 125T 5247, 400T 5295, 250D 5297)
Cinematographic Process J-D-C Scope (anamorphic)
Printed Film Format 35 mm