Colossus: The Forbin Project
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Colossus: The Forbin Project

This is the dawning of the Age of Colossus (where peace is compulsory... freedom is forbidden... and Man's greatest invention could be Man's greatest mistake).

7.0 / 10 1970 1h 40mPG English
Science FictionThriller

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Eric Braeden

Eric Braeden

Dr Charles Forbin

Lead
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

Willard Sage

Willard Sage

Dr. Blake

Alex Rodine

Alex Rodine

Dr. Kuprin

Martin E. Brooks

Martin E. Brooks

Dr. Jefferson J. Johnson

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joseph Sargent's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Colossus: The Forbin Project is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker