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Shadow Makers

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Original title

Fat Man and Little Boyaka

AKA

Shadow Makers

Year

1989

Running time

126 min.

Country

United States

Director

Roland Joffé

Screenwriter

Bruce Robinson, Roland Joffé

Cast

Music

Ennio Morricone

Cinematography

Vilmos Zsigmond

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Genre

Drama. War | II World War. Historical

Synopsis

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.

Awards: 1990: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection

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Critics' reviews

"What 'Fat Man and Little Boy' tells us is potent and essential. It tells us if history is dominated by individual action, then individual action has meaning"

Hal Hinson: The Washington Post
"There is scarcely a performance in 'Fat Man and Little Boy' that is less than commendable (...) But the characters and shots do not work together to tell a story."s

Tim Appelo: Entertainment Weekly
"Joffe may remain as variable a filmmaker as ever, but this time, at least, he gives one something really solid to think about."

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Chicago Reader
"It's a handsome period piece and a decent character drama, and it has that Newman performance"

Bill Cosford: Miami Herald
"Visually, 'Fat Man and Little Boy' is almost obscenely beautiful. But while Joffe's eye is magnificent, his dramatic instincts are flaccid"

Jay Carr: Boston Globe

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Shadow Makers

1989

Roland Joffé

5.8

(1,585)