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The Manhattan Project(Movie, 1986)

1h 58min | Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller
The Manhattan ProjectRating: 3.2/5 (with 3939 votes)
The Manhattan Project is a 1986 American science fiction thriller film. Named after the World War II-era program that constructed the first atomic bombs, the plot revolves around a gifted high school student who decides to construct an atomic bomb for a national science fair. It was directed by Marshall Brickman, based upon his screenplay co-written with Thomas Baum, and starred Christopher Collet, John Lithgow, John Mahoney, Jill Eikenberry and Cynthia Nixon. This film – a box-office bomb whose ticket sales recovered just 21 percent of its budget – was the first from the short-lived Gladden Entertainment. The film's director and screenplay co-writer Marshall Brickman had established his career as a co-writer on several Woody Allen films. The Manha... ()
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About The Manhattan Project

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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: New York
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 13 languages: Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 06/13/1986
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Projekt Manhattan"
"Манхэттенский проект"
"Deadly Game"
Budget: 18,000,000 USD
Revenue: 3,900,000 USD (= 22%)

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