1970 · 100 min · PG

Colossus: The Forbin Project

Name: Colossus: The Forbin Project
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 1970
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Eric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon Pinsent, William Schallert, Georg Stanford Brown

Directed by Joseph Sargent · Science Fiction, Thriller

Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) is a Science Fiction film, directed by Joseph Sargent set in Rocky Mountains during the 1970s. It runs 100 minutes and is rated PG.

Themes of technology/ai anxiety and freedom & oppression run throughout.

Composer

Michel Colombier

Cinematography

Gene Polito

Cast

Eric BraedenSusan ClarkGordon PinsentWilliam SchallertGeorg Stanford BrownWillard SageAlex RodineMartin E. Brooks

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Rocky Mountains

Setting

Mountain Underground

When

1970s

Premise & themes

Themes

technology/AI anxietyFreedom & Oppression

Tone

TenseBleak

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Colossus: The Forbin Project

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