Fat Man and Little Boy
Brief Synopsis
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A general and a physicist work together on the most powerful weapon ever created by man during World War II. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Gen. Leslie R. Groves butt heads as they work side by side on the top-secret Manhattan Project that will introduce nuclear weapons into a war-weary world.
Cast & Crew
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Roland Joffe
Director
Allan Corduner
Franz Goethe
Roger Cubicciotti
Frank Benettieri
Laura Dern
John Cusack
Film Details
Also Known As
Die Schattenmacher, Les Maitres de l'Ombre, Maitres de l'Ombre, Schattenmacher, Die, Shadow Makers
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1989
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Torreon, Mexico; Mapimi, Mexico; Durango, Mexico; San Francisco, California, USA; Mexico City, Mexico
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 7m
Synopsis
A general and a physicist work together on the most powerful weapon ever created by man during World War II. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Gen. Leslie R. Groves butt heads as they work side by side on the top-secret Manhattan Project that will introduce nuclear weapons into a war-weary world.
Director
Roland Joffe
Director
Cast
Allan Corduner
Franz Goethe
Roger Cubicciotti
Frank Benettieri
Laura Dern
John Cusack
Ed Lauter
Franco Cutietta
Logan Pamsey
John Williams
Jim True-frost
Bill Rubenstein
Tom Mcfarlane
Paul Newman
Natasha Richardson
Barry Yourgrau
Clark Gregg
John C. Mcginley
Ron Frazier
Michael Brockman
Ken Strausbaugh
Bonnie Bedelia
Steven Baigelman
Fred Thompson
Walter Sullivan
David C Parnes
Jon Devries
Madison Mason
Allen Poirson
Peter A Tullo
Lead Person
Don Pugsley
Peter Halasz
Robert Peter Gale
Todd Field
James Eckhouse
Matthew Faison
Voice
Del Close
John Considine
Walker Edmiston
Voice
David Brainard
Donald Mackechnie
Wesley Harrison
David Politzer
Arthur Holden
Stanley Jones
Voice
Mary Pat Gleason
Joe D'angerio
Christopher Poeczynski
Dwight Schultz
Alan Oppenheimer
Voice
Brian Wandell
Ron Vawter
Marek Alboszta
Crew
Frank Benetierri
Special Effects Assistant
Roberto Bockman
Assistant Director
Frantoise Bonnot
Editor
Matthew Booth
Assistant Editor
Garnett Brown
Song
John Calley
Executive Producer
Daniel Camhi
Assistant Director
Frank Clarke
Construction Coordinator
Charles Collum
Construction Coordinator
Dorree Cooper
Set Decorator
Kimberley Cooper
Associate Producer
Robert Cornog
Technical Advisor
Marilyn Corwin
Choreographer
Fred Cramer
Special Effects Supervisor
Gregroy J Curda
Foley Mixer
C Marie Davis
Editor
Carole Lee Davis
Scenic Artist
John Pierre Dechene
Effects Assistant
Angela Dodson
Costumes
Ken Dufva
Foley Artist
Paul Dukas
Music
Nic Ede
Costume Designer
David Fein
Foley Artist
Bran Ferren
Technical Advisor
Christopher Flick
Foley Editor
Donald Flick
Sound Editor
Judee Flick
Foley Editor
Stephen Hunter Flick
Sound Editor
Gregg Fonseca
Production Designer
Nancy Foy
Casting
Gayle Fraser-baigelman
Accounting Assistant
Ricardo Frera
Production Accountant
Larry Fulton
Art Director
Robert Peter Gale
Technical Advisor
Tony Garnett
Producer
Lizabeth Gelber
Editor
Michael Gershman
Camera Operator
Claudia Gomez
Assistant Director
David Gonzalez
Production Manager
Ruben Gonzalez
Assistant Director
Thomas A Gordon
Transportation Coordinator
Frank Griffin
Makeup
Judy Guerrero
Other
Miguel Gurza
Animal Trainer
Barbara Harris
Casting
Jose Dolores Herrera
Assistant
Luis Horcasitas
Hairdresser
Dream Quest Images
Special Effects
Robert E Jason
Lighting Technician
Roland Joffe
Screenplay
Carol Juk
Production Coordinator
Kurt Kaynor
Choreographer
Justin Klarenbeck
Visual Effects Supervisor
Robert J Litt
Sound
William Maldonado
Construction Coordinator
Colin Manning
Dolly Grip
Steve Maslow
Sound
Susan Mazzei
Sound Editor
David K Mccullough
Visual Effects
Stewart Meachem
Costumes
Roger Meade
Assistant
Agustin Meza
Camera Assistant
Michael Milgrom
Property Master
Oscar Mitt
Sound Editor
Ennio Morricone
Music
Ernesto Munoz
Boom Operator
Roberto Maldonado Munoz
Assistant
Bob Noland
Color Timer
Eamonn O'keeffe
Camera Assistant
Andrew G Patterson
Adr Editor
Johanna Persons
Unit Production Manager
Randy Peters
Transportation Coordinator
Louis B Phillips
Production Auditor
Denise Pizzini Robinson
Set Decorator
Stephen Powell
Sound Mixer
Stephen Purvis
Sound Editor
Pat Rambaut
Script Supervisor
Larry Ramin
Researcher
William J Randall
Sound Mixer
Edward Reese
Assistant
Roberto Rivera
Camera Operator
Michael Roberts
Camera Operator
Bruce Robinson
Screenplay
Bruce Robinson
From Story
Bill Jack Rodgers
Assistant
Gregg Rudloff
Sound
Greg P. Russell
Sound
John Samson
Construction Coordinator
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond
Casting Associate
Bob Scifo
Matte Painter
Anne Shaw
Production Coordinator
Tom Shaw
Production Manager
Tom Shaw
Property Master
Tony Sherin
Assistant Editor
Charles Ewing Smith
Sound Editor
Peter Lansdown Smith
Art Director
Chris Soldo
Assistant Director
Peter Sorel
Photography
Gail Stempler
Location Manager
Warren A. Stevens
Stunt Coordinator
Warren A. Stevens
Other
Theresa Strottman
Assistant
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Music
Michael Tyler
Post-Production Assistant
Elliot Tyson
Sound
Edouard Van Remoortel
Music Conductor
Gabriela Vazquez
Assistant Director
Claude J Viator
Assistant Art Director
Frank Waldeck
Other
Bill Westley
Assistant Director
Monty Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Monty Westmore
Hair
David A. Whittaker
Sound Editor
Joseph E. Winner
Song
Rick A Young
Property Master
William Zsigmond
Director Of Photography
Film Details
Also Known As
Die Schattenmacher, Les Maitres de l'Ombre, Maitres de l'Ombre, Schattenmacher, Die, Shadow Makers
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1989
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Torreon, Mexico; Mapimi, Mexico; Durango, Mexico; San Francisco, California, USA; Mexico City, Mexico
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 7m
Quotes
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 20, 1989
Released in United States February 1990
Shown at Berlin Film Festival (in competition) February 9-20, 1990.
Began shooting October 24, 1988.
Released in United States Fall October 20, 1989
Released in United States February 1990 (Shown at Berlin Film Festival (in competition) February 9-20, 1990.)
