Colossus - The Forbin Project (1970) Part 9

Charles Forbin(Eric Braeden) is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated computer that will run all of America's nuclear defenses. Shortly after being turned on, it detects the existence of Guardian, the Soviet counterpart, previously unknown to US Planners. Both computers insist that they be linked, and after taking safeguards to preserve confidential material, each side agrees to allow it. As soon as the link is established the two become a new Super computer and threaten the world with the immediate launch of nuclear weapons if they are detached. Colossus begins to give it's plans for the management of the world under it's guidance. Forbin and the other scientists(Susan Clark, Gordon Pinsent, William Schallert and Leonid Rostoff) form a technological resistance to Colossus which must operate underground.

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[matzahpudding]

Liverpool?? I don't think threatening to bomb Liverpool would get the UK to do anything... :)

[markthemovieman]

My god, there was once a time when Hollywood credited its audiences with intelligence! Who'da thunk it?

[OTSgman]

as soon as I saw that speaker, I knew I have seen this computer in another film. And it is, scenes from this movie where used in Riding with Death. I'm sure it been known, but seemed interesting to me.

[TheGroundedAviator]

If I was Forbin I'd tell Colossus that if it was my human child (in a way it is his "child"), I'd give it a good spanking!

[Howlett123]

Seems rather unfair of Colossum to target Liverpool .. I visit there once a year where the damage from WW2 is evident ... seems rather harsh ... they could have picked Birmingham or Manchester.

[WalterReimer]

"I have need of Man's skills. This condition may change."

That ... is a scary thought, ain't it?

[iLuvAkeys4ever]

But wouldn't a comuter that smart understand that man can decieve, and might try something like this?

[cmovbe]

I's prefer a Collosus to a population of contented nanny's boys.

[SLRL1A1]

Nuking Paris...no argument there, then  ;o)

[shooterman13]

When you think about it this is pretty scary, the computer could do this in todays world if they ever did this! The computer is useless without the missiles!

[trubblemuffin]

Quality film.