Colossus: The Forbin Project
PG“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).”
1970·100 min·Released
Studio: Universal Pictures
7.0TMDb
Theatrical Apr 8, 1970
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USA · English · Kids
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.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorJoseph Sargent
WriterJames Bridges
Cast
Eric Braeden
Dr Charles Forbin
Susan Clark
Dr. Cleo Markham
Gordon Pinsent
The President
William Schallert
CIA Director Grauber
Georg Stanford Brown
Dr. John F. Fisher
Willard Sage
Dr. Blake
Alex Rodine
Dr. Kuprin
Martin E. Brooks
Dr. Jefferson J. Johnson
Marion Ross
Angela Fields
Dolph Sweet
Missile Commander
Byron Morrow
Secretary of State
Lew Brown
Peterson
Sid McCoy
Secretary of Defense
James Hong
Dr. Chin
Robert Cornthwaite
First Scientist
Tom Basham
Thomas L. Harrison
Leonid Rostoff
Russian Chairman
Serge Tschernisch
Translator
John Davey
Military officer on phone (uncredited)
Paul Frees
Colossus (voice) (uncredited)
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Keywords
artificial intelligence (a.i.)computerusa presidentbased on novel or bookcold warsuper computerscientisttechnology runs amokcomputer scientistnew technologydramatic
Details
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$0M
TMDb Votes
257
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026