Eric braeden, susan clark, gordon pinsent, william schallert, leonid rostoff, official content from universal studios. Colossus comics, a fictional character in the xmen series. Forbin and the other scientists form a technological resistance to colossus which must operate underground. In a topsecret pentagon project, american computer scientist dr. The forbin project integrates two familiar themesa cold war doomsday scenario, and computers that run amokto produce a truly engrossing thriller. Colossus is a 1966 science fiction novel by british author dennis feltham jones writing as d. In the eerily plausible science fiction thriller colossus. Charles forbin eric braeden has created colossus, an advanced supercomputer built to control all american and nato missiles. It is the height of the cold war and the united states has built an enormous computer aptly named colossus to control all its nuclear weapons. The forbin project also benefits from subtle but affecting work by its cast.
Initially various name actors including charlton heston were considered for the part of forbin before general agreement that the lesser known german born actor eric braeden would be more. The forbin project is one of the best and most disturbingly convincing scifi thrillers ever made. The forbin project 1970 the image could not be loaded. The forbin project is a 1970 science fiction film directed by joseph sargent, based on a novel of the same name by dennis feltham d. Jones which is the first in a series of three books in the not too distant future, dr.
The forbin project 1970 the day the world changed hands nonusa format, pal, reg. The forbin project e una pellicola fantascientifica statunitense del 1969 diretta da joseph sargent e basata sul romanzo colossus del 1966 di d. Less than twentyfour hours after its activation, it finds a similar system in the ussr, called guardian, designed by doctor kuprin. Jones which is the first in a series of three books.
The forbin project 1970 the day the world changed hands. Charles forbin creates a massive super computer designed to oversee the defense of the united states. Cbc colossus the forbin project 1970 radio dramatization of the 1970 science fiction film of the same name produced by the cbc. The forbin project trailer 1970 by video detective. Dal romanzo nel 1970 e stato tratto il film colossus. The forbin project which was based on the 1966 novel colossus by d. The forbin project is a 1970 american science fiction thriller film from universal pictures, produced by stanley chase, directed by joseph sargent. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others.
The forbin project 1970 full movie download full hd. Eric braedens cool, detached interpretation of forbin is difficult to warm up to initially, but his carefully modulated performance is ultimately haunting as he moves from a cool intellectual to a tormented and angry pawn of his own creation. The forbin project 1970 starring eric braeden and susan clark on dvd and bluray. See more ideas about universal pictures, sci fi films and eric braeden. The forbin project ost 1970 bootleg youtube morning coffee jazz relaxing background bossa nova jazz playlist. The forbin project was a 1970 madefortv movie, featuring a selfsufficient independent massive computer kept safe from men by being built in a mountain, that became sentient.
Still a third reason is that universal had trouble trying to promote it in the wake of the huge success of stanley kubricks 2001. The forbin project 1970 official trailer hd youtube. The forbin project official trailer taut, wellmade scifi thriller about a massive computer, colossus, which is designed by braeden to control the entire american missile defense system. Colossus the forbin project 1970 bluray remux 1080p avc dtshd ma 2. The granddaddy of all computer run amok films, colossus.
Two sequels, the fall of colossus 1974 and colossus and the crab 1977 continued the story. More information can be found here external imdb link direct video download links. Wiretight, suspenseful film seems at once dated yet timely. The film was released in 1970 but filming started in early 68. Its nightmare scenario posits a narrative that would hardly have seemed near to the technological horizon of 1970. The forbin project 1970, a supercomputer designed to control americas nuclear defense system becomes selfaware and decides to. The forbin project 1970 tt0064177 forbin is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated computer that will run all of americas nuclear defenses. The forbin project, the 1970 joseph sargent film based on a novel by d. To many the late 60s to mid 70s were a golden age for u.
I bring you an episode of the projection booth about colossus. Shortly after being turned on, it detects the existence of guardian, the soviet counterpart, previously unknown to us planners. The forbin project was a 1970 madefortv movie, featuring a selfsufficient independent massive computer kept safe from men by. And its too bad because although jones adds a few unneeded flourishes he federates the u. The forbin project is a 1970 american science fiction thriller film from universal pictures, produced by stanley chase. The forbin project is what would happen if hal9000 took slim pickens place in dr. The forbin project is a 1970 american science fiction thriller film from universal pictures, produced by stanley chase, directed by joseph sargent, that stars eric braeden, susan clark, gordon pinsent, and william schallert. Gtva colossus, a spacefaring warship in freespace 2. This website is not associated with any external links or websites. Cold war paranoia mixed with blevel science fiction makes for a fun tuesday night trip to the 1970s. But when colossus connects to a similar russian computer, guardian, the intelligent machines begin conducting a private dialog.
Charles forbin builds a great supercomputer, colossus, to control americas entire nuclear forces automatically. The mighty us defense computer colossus develops calculus to communicate with its. The mighty us defense computer colossus develops calculus to communicate with its buddy in the soviet union. Eric braeden, susan clark, gordon pinsent, william schallert, alex rodine, leonid rostoff 1970, 100 minutes, directed by. Shortly after being turned on, it detects the existence of guardian, the soviet counterpart, previously. Cold war paranoia mixed with blevel science fiction makes for. Another reason is that its ending isnt exactly a happy one. The forbin project stars eric braeden, susan clark, gordon pinsent, william schallert the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a score of. Unfortunately, in the process of cloning colossus, the novel and the movie based on it, colossus the forbin project have been utterly forgotten. Colossi, the eponymous enemies in shadow of the colossus. Colossus begins to give its plans for the management of the world under its guidance.
Jones, about supercomputers taking control of mankind. All images and subtitles are ed to their respectful owners unless stated otherwise. More relevant now, because of the computer world we all live in. Colossus the forbin project 1970 dvdrip xvid blueshiff. Forbin is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated computer that will run all of americas nuclear defenses. There was a fictional computer named colossus in the 1970 movie colossus. Presidents similarity to robert kennedy may not have been purely coincidental. The forbin project ost 1970 bootleg youtube morning coffee jazz relaxing background bossa nova jazz playlist have a nice day. The forbin project 1970 joseph sargent, eric braeden, susan clark, gordon pinsent, scifi, thriller. It is based upon the 1966 novel colossus, by dennis feltham jones, about a massive american defense computer, named colossus, becoming sentient and deciding to assume control of the world. Charles forbin eric braeden has developed a massive computer system, dubbed colossus, that is supposed. Thinking this will prevent war, the us government gives an impenetrable supercomputer total control over launching nuclear missiles. The forbin project concerns a huge electronic brain designed to control the american missile defense system. Nervous as to what they might be plotting, forbin severs the connection, only to have colossus threaten a nuclear attack if the link isnt restored.
John landis on colossus the forbin project youtube. With eric braeden, susan clark, gordon pinsent, william schallert. Jones where man enslaves himself via a supercomputer. But what the computer does with the power is unimaginable to its creators. Feb 12, 2014 made in 1968 and shelved for nearly two years, this is one of the most intelligent science fiction pictures of its decade, but it failed to find an audience. The forbin project full movie hd forbin is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated computer that will run all of americas nuclear. The forbin project concerns a huge electronic brain designed to control the. This is the dawning of the age of colossus where peace is compulsory. William schallert, eric braeden, susan clark, gordon pinsent, leonid rostoff, georg stanford brown, willard sage, alex rodine, martin e. None forbin is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated computer that will run all of americas nuclear defenses. All defenses of the united states are permanently handed over to a fantastically advanced computer system called colossus, designed by doctor charles a.
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