Colossus: The Forbin Project
1970 · Movie · PG · 100 min · ★ 7.0 · 83% critics
A government turns its nuclear defense decisions over to a powerful supercomputer, hoping to remove human error. But when the machine shows signs of independent intelligence and begins making demands, its creator and officials scramble to regain control before global tensions spiral out of reach.
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Details
- Years
- 1970
- Release date
- 1970-04-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (259 votes)
- Budget
- $2,000,000
About
If you enjoy brainy, suspenseful sci-fi about technology and power, this is a strong pick, especially if you like Westworld or Fahrenheit 451; Not for you if you want nonstop action or a fast pace.
Pros: tense Cold War premise; thought-provoking AI ideas; strong, steady performances | Cons: slow middle stretch; limited action; some dated subplots
Themes
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
- computer
- usa president
- based on novel or book
- cold war
- super computer
- scientist
- technology runs amok
- computer scientist
- new technology
- dramatic
Cast & crew
Eric Braeden
as Dr Charles Forbin
Susan Clark
as Dr. Cleo Markham
Gordon Pinsent
as The President
William Schallert
as CIA Director Grauber
Georg Stanford Brown
as Dr. John F. Fisher
Willard Sage
as Dr. Blake
Alex Rodine
as Dr. Kuprin
Martin E. Brooks
as Dr. Jefferson J. Johnson
Marion Ross
as Angela Fields
Dolph Sweet
as Missile Commander
Directed by Joseph Sargent