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The Manhattan Project (1986) [PG-13]

Release Date:
June 13, 1986

Original Title:
The Manhattan Project

Alternate Titles:
Deadly Game
Projekt Manhattan
Манхэттенский проект

Genres:
Science Fiction | Thriller

Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Gladden Entertainment

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DK: A  NO: 12  SE: 7  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 118

Paul Stevens' high school science project has gotten a little out of hand. He just built an atomic bomb. Now he's got 11 hours to make sure it doesn't work.

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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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Art Direction:
Robert Guerra

Assistant Camera:
Hank Muller

Associate Producer:
Roger Paradiso

Casting:
Juliet Taylor

Costume Design:
Shay Cunliffe

Director:
Marshall Brickman

Director of Photography:
Billy Williams

Editor:
Nina Feinberg

Original Music Composer:
Philippe Sarde

Producer:
Marshall Brickman
Jennifer Ogden
Bruce McNall

Production Design:
Philip Rosenberg

Set Decoration:
Nina Ramsey

Stunts:
Roy Farfel

Visual Effects Director:
Bran Ferren

Writer:
Thomas Baum
Marshall Brickman

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