The forbin project, the 1970 joseph sargent film based on a novel by d. The forbin project is one of the best and most disturbingly convincing scifi thrillers ever made. The forbin project stands right at the cusp of the change in cinematic attitude toward technology. Prior to colossus, mankinds threats in science fiction were biological godzilla, natural crack in the world or alien the atomic submarine. The film was released in 1970 but filming started in early 68. Tucked away in a secret location in the rockies, dr. Its a lean film, beautifully constructed with an increasingly relentless momentum as the press conference and. The forbin project the 1970 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The forbin project is a 1970 american science fiction thriller film from universal pictures, produced. A warwaging computer is herovillain of forbin the new. In the white house, the president orchestrates a grand announcement to declassify project colossus totally and let the world know what the united states has built. Forbin and the other scientists form a technological resistance to colossus which must operate underground. Science theater 3000 episode featuring the 1983 postapocalyptic italio b movie warriors of. Eric braeden, susan clark, gordon pinsent, william schallert, alex rodine, leonid rostoff 1970, 100 minutes, directed by.
The forbin project 1970 full movie download full hd. The forbin project cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Its such a novelty to see a movie in its correct widescreen format when early tv presentations were in. The films climax is unsettling, but no more so than the actual state of world affairs in 1970. Science theater 3000 episode featuring the 1983 postapocalyptic italio b movie. Forbin flies there, while the news desks explain away a stray missile that colossus successfully intercepted, and a meteor strike that took out the oil complex.
Jones, the original film was a forerunner of movies like. 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 the film is based upon the 1966 science fiction novel colossus by dennis feltham jones, about an advanced american defense system. With eric braeden, susan clark, gordon pinsent, william schallert. 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. A warwaging computer is herovillain of forbin by vincent canby. The forbin project 1970 full movie online link mylexsbjb0 overview forbin is the designer of an incredibly. The forbin project 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The film was released on dvd on november 23, 2004, by universal studios home entertainment. A warwaging computer is herovillain of forbin the new york. Forbin is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated computer that will run all of americas nuclear defenses. Early in the forbin project, colossus, a supercomputer that controls the. When electronics genius charles forbin creates a massive computer complex that is capable of independently regulating the national defense. The forbin project full full movie streaming colossus. The forbin project 1970 full movie streams and downloads. The forbin project 1970 full movie free watch online with english subtitles. The forbin project opens, we are treated to an establishing montage of 1970s circuit boards with resistors, whirring doodads, punched tape, ticking nixie tube numerals, beeping lights, and jerking control data tapes. Then a human hand breaks into frame, and twiddles a few buttons as an oscilloscope draws lines creepily like an. Communicating with its russian counterpart, colossus decides to take over the earth, threatening global destruction should anyone try to pull its plug. The forbin project 1970 plot summary 3 thinking this will prevent war, the us government gives an impenetrable supercomputer total control over launching nuclear missiles. Early in the forbin project, colossus, a supercomputer that controls the united statess military defense. While forbin is in rome, colossus issues another demand.
The forbin project full movie online here colossus. Presidents similarity to robert kennedy may not have been purely coincidental. May 05, 1970 a warwaging computer is herovillain of forbin by vincent canby. The forbin project 1970 starring eric braeden and susan clark on dvd and bluray. The forbin project full movie in hd visit movie 14801 forbin is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated c. 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. The granddaddy of all computer run amok films, colossus. Forbin is on hand to explain what colossus can do, and how it can monitor the state of the world, including every telephone. Joseph sargent 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. Shortly after being turned on, it detects the existence of guardian, the soviet counterpart, previously unknown to us planners. Sep 14, 2014 why i think this is a classic 70s movie. I bring you an episode of the projection booth about colossus. After being handed full control, colossus draconian logic expands on its.
Somewhat forgotten computer movie which has aired on amc and more recently on the scifi channel. Colossus begins to give its plans for the management of the. More information can be found here external imdb link direct video download links. Cleo markham desperately tries to stall colossus by saying that forbin is trying to catch some badlyneeded. The forbin project full movie engsub watch colossus. The movie is full of marvelous, absurd dialogue this thing, says forbin as he watches. Early in the forbin project, colossus, a supercomputer that controls the united statess. Shortly after being turned on, it detects the existence of guardian, the soviet. The forbin project 1970 full movie download colossus. The forbin project was released in theatres on april 18, 1970. The mighty us defense computer colossus develops calculus to communicate with its buddy in the soviet union. The forbin project 1970 official trailer hd youtube.
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