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Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)

April 8, 1970 (US) Science Fiction, Thriller • 100m

Overview

The U.S. has handed over control of its nuclear defense system to the Colossus supercomputer designed by scientist Dr. Charles Forbin. It soon becomes clear, that the now-sentient Colossus is far more intelligent than its creator realized—with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.

Director

Joseph Sargent

Top Billed

Eric Braeden

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Eric Braeden
Eric Braeden

Dr Charles Forbin

Susan Clark
Susan Clark

Dr. Cleo Markham

Gordon Pinsent
Gordon Pinsent

The President

William Schallert
William Schallert

CIA Director Grauber

Georg Stanford Brown
Georg Stanford Brown

Dr. John F. Fisher

Alex Rodine
Alex Rodine

Dr. Kuprin

Martin E. Brooks
Martin E. Brooks

Dr. Jefferson J. Johnson

Marion Ross
Marion Ross

Angela Fields

Dolph Sweet
Dolph Sweet

Missile Commander

Byron Morrow
Byron Morrow

Secretary of State

Lew Brown
Lew Brown

Peterson

Sid McCoy
Sid McCoy

Secretary of Defense

Robert Cornthwaite
Robert Cornthwaite

First Scientist

Tom Basham
Tom Basham

Thomas L. Harrison

Leonid Rostoff
Leonid Rostoff

Russian Chairman

John Davey
John Davey

Military officer on phone (uncredited)

Paul Frees
Paul Frees

Colossus (voice) (uncredited)

Fred Holliday
Fred Holliday

Military Computer Entry - Missile Launch (uncredited)

Robert Quarry
Robert Quarry

Scientist (uncredited)

Don Ross
Don Ross

Logan US Air Force (uncredited)

William Traylor
William Traylor

Party Guest (uncredited)

Crew


Reviews

Daz

February 7, 2017

This film is an overlooked classic. Very rarely seen on TV. It is both a science fiction tale and a Cold War drama.

The United States creates a super computer to control its defence systems. This advanced machine has its own intelligence so that it can absorb the mass of data required to manage the nuclear arsenal. Dr Charles Forbin the creator of this computer called Colossus. Forbin is soon informed that there is another system created in t… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$308,828

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