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The Manhattan Project

(1986) movie

Summary

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.

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Details

Premiere: Jun 13, 1986
Runtime: 118 m
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller

Cast

John Lithgow

Christopher Collet

Cynthia Nixon

Jill Eikenberry

John Mahoney

Richard Jenkins

Robert Sean Leonard

Steve Blum

Sarah Burke

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