The forbin project film i saw this film when it first came out in 1970, in bay ridge, brooklyn. Jones, the original film was a forerunner of movies like. Although it didnt trouble the boxoffice much in 1970 and is now rarely revived, colossus. The forbin project stands right at the cusp of the change in cinematic attitude toward technology. A warwaging computer is herovillain of forbin the new. Thinking this will prevent war, the us government gives an impenetrable. But what the computer does with the power is unimaginable to its creators. The 1970s were a great period for dystopian scifi films, not to mention disaster movies. Sep 14, 2014 why i think this is a classic 70s movie. After being handed full control, colossus draconian logic expands on its. The film is based upon the 1966 science fiction novel colossus by dennis feltham. The forbin project full movie in hd visit movie 14801 forbin is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated c. 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 laboratory technicolor, usa film negative format mmvideo inches 35 mm cinematographic process panavision anamorphic printed film format 35 mm aspect ratio 2. Shortly after being turned on, it detects the existence of guardian, the soviet. Tucked away in a secret location in the rockies, 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 the film is based upon the 1966 science fiction novel colossus by dennis feltham jones, about an advanced american defense system. The use of good, but not over the top, actors gave an eerie feeling of reality to this film. The forbin project online movie devoid of downloading. The forbin project features load more features movie. The forbin project 1970 full movie free watch online with english subtitles. 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 forbin project 1970 movie online movie colossus. The forbin project full movie hd forbin is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated computer that will run all of americas nuclear defenses.
Its a lean film, beautifully constructed with an increasingly relentless momentum as the press conference and congratulations following the implementation. The forbin project is a 1970 american science fiction thriller film from universal pictures, produced by stanley chase, directed by joseph sargent, that stars. Colossus the forbin project this is a cautionary tale of man being entirely too clever for its own good by building machines that are smarter than he is. May 05, 1970 a warwaging computer is herovillain of forbin by vincent canby. Forbin is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated computer that will run all of americas nuclear defenses. With eric braeden, susan clark, gordon pinsent, william schallert. Thinking this will prevent war, the us government gives an impenetrable supercomputer total control over launching nuclear missiles. The forbin project region b bluray medium rare uk 1970 color 2.
Colossus the forbin project dvd, 2004 for sale online ebay. 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. The forbin project concerns a huge electronic brain designed to control the american missile defense system. Eric braeden, susan clark, gordon pinsent, william schallert, leonid rostoff, georg stanford brown, willard sage, alex rodine, martin brooks, marion ross, dolph sweet. The forbin project 1970 starring eric braeden and susan clark on dvd and bluray. William schallert, eric braeden, susan clark, gordon pinsent, leonid rostoff, georg stanford brown, willard sage, alex rodine, martin e. The forbin project 1970 full streaming movie film colossus. The forbin project is an american science fiction thriller film from universal pictures, produced by stanley chase, directed by joseph sargent. A warwaging computer is herovillain of forbin by vincent canby. The forbin project 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The forbin project full movie online here colossus. The forbin project 1970 full movie streams and downloads. Set during the cold war, both superpowers build highly advanced computer systems to command and control their formidable military forces. The forbin project full and free movie streaming in high definition format. Eric braeden, susan clark, gordon pinsent, joseph sargent, stanley chase, james bridges. The movie is full of marvelous, absurd dialogue this thing, says. Shortly after being turned on, it detects the existence of guardian, the soviet counterpart, previously unknown to us planners.
This movie is a gem and deserves a better treatment in my view. The forbin project is one of the best and most disturbingly convincing scifi thrillers ever made. Brooks, marion ross, joseph sargent, categoryclassicfilms, categorycultfilms, categoryusa, film movie. Oct 21, 2010 universal and imagine entertainment first pitched a ron howard remake of the forbin project as far back as 2007, but nothing ever really came of it. The forbin project full movie in hd visit movie 14801 forbin is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated compu. The only minus is the lack of bonus material, the usual minimalistic stuff. A gripping thriller which clearly borrows one section of its stunning opening scenes from that great movie one of the best scifi movies of the 50s forbidden. Prior to colossus, mankinds threats in science fiction were biological godzilla, natural crack in the world or alien the atomic submarine. The forbin project features some subtle but very nice visual effects from matte painter albert whitlock earthquake. Forbin just a guess, adding the necessary starpower to get the remake on a fasttrack and also because saving earth is will smiths job. Right now, you can easily see that hundreds s of people in search of free colossus. What forbin fails to realize is that colossus becomes self aware and decides that humanity cant take care of itself and proceeds to take over the world despite forbins best attempts to disable his creation. Universal and imagine entertainment first pitched a ron howard remake of the forbin project as far back as 2007, but nothing ever really came of it.
The forbin project 1970 full movie download full hd. Street date march 27, 2017 available from amazon uk. Eric braeden on changing his name for colossus youtube. The movie is full of marvelous, absurd dialogue this thing, says forbin as he watches. The forbin project the 1970 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The forbin project cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. 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.
Its a lean film, beautifully constructed with an increasingly. When electronics genius charles forbin creates a massive computer. Eric braeden, susan clark, gordon pinsent, william schallert, alex rodine, leonid rostoff 1970, 100 minutes, directed by. I bring you an episode of the projection booth about colossus. The screenplay by writer and later director james bridges works by creating memorable supporting character. The forbin project 1970 full movie stay connected with colossus. Colossus the forbin project dvd, 2004 for sale online.
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