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The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project

1986 118min EN

Named after the World War II-era program, the plot revolves around a gifted high school student who decides to construct a nuclear bomb for a national science fair. The film's underlying theme involves the Cold War of the 1980s when government secrecy and mutually assured destruction were key political and military issues.

director: Marshall Brickman

cast: John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Cynthia Nixon, Jill Eikenberry

external: IMDb

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Credits

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

John Mathewson

Christopher Collet

Christopher Collet

Paul Stephens

Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon

Jenny Anderman

Jill Eikenberry

Jill Eikenberry

Elizabeth Stephens

John Mahoney

John Mahoney

Lt. Col. Conroy

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Radiation Controls Officer

Robert Sean Leonard

Robert Sean Leonard

Max

Steve Blum

Steve Blum

Laser Efficiency Kid (as Richard Cardona)

Sarah Burke

Sarah Burke

Jenny's Parent

Robert Schenkkan

Robert Schenkkan

Government Aide

Richard Council

Richard Council

Government Aide

Fred Melamed

Fred Melamed

Howard

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