Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)

Réalisateur:

Joseph Sargent

Scénaristes:

James Bridges (writer)
D.F. Jones (novel)

Date de sortie:

10 juillet 1970 (Allemagne de l'ouest)

Genre:

Science-Fiction | Thriller

Accroche:

We built a super computer with a mind of its own and now we must fight it for the world!

Intrigue:

An artificially intelligent supercomputer is developed and activated, only to reveal that it has a sinister agenda of its own.

Plot Keywords:

Computer | Super Computer | Scientist | Helicopter | Mistress

Récompenses:

1 win & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Man vs machine. Intelligence can be dangerous wisdom.

Ensemble

Eric Braeden	...	Dr. Charles Forbin
Susan Clark	...	Dr. Cleo Markham
Gordon Pinsent	...	The President
William Schallert	...	CIA Director Grauber
Leonid Rostoff	...	Russian Chairman
Georg Stanford Brown	...	Dr. John F. Fisher
Willard Sage	...	Dr. Blake
Alex Rodine	...	Dr. Kuprin
Martin E. Brooks	...	Dr. Jefferson J. Johnson (as Martin Brooks)
Marion Ross	...	Angela Fields
Dolph Sweet	...	Missile Commander
Byron Morrow	...	Secretary of State
Lew Brown	...	Peterson
Sid McCoy	...	Secretary of Defense
Tom Basham	...	Thomas L. Harrison
Robert Cornthwaite	...	First Scientist
James Hong	...	Dr. Chin
Serge Tschernisch	...	Translator
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Paul Frees	...	Colossus (voice) (uncredited)
Fred Holliday	...	Military Computer Entry - missile launch scene (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Joseph Sargent

Scénaristes (dans l'ordre alphabétique)
James Bridges		writer
D.F. Jones		novel "Colossus"

Produit par
Stanley Chase	....	producer

Musique originale
Michel Colombier

Image
Gene Polito

Montage
Folmar Blangsted

Direction artistique
Alexander Golitzen
John J. Lloyd

Décorateur de plateau
Ruby R. Levitt		(as Ruby Levitt)
John McCarthy Jr.		(as John McCarthy)

Création des costumes
Edith Head

Maquillage
Larry Germain	....	hair stylist
Bud Westmore	....	makeup artist

Directeur de production
Robert E. Larson	....	unit production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Robin S. Clark	....	assistant director

Technicien du son
Terry Kellum	....	sound
Ronald Pierce	....	sound
Waldon O. Watson	....	sound
Terrance Emerson	....	sound cable man (uncredited)

Visual Effects
Don Record	....	optical effects: Universal Title
Albert Whitlock	....	special photographic effects

Département Musique
Stanley Wilson	....	music supervisor

Divers
Jay Akerman	....	technical advisor
Don Record	....	title designer: main titles, Universal Title
Bert Steinberger	....	dialogue coach

Companies de production

• Universal Pictures

Distributeurs

• Universal Pictures (1970) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1971) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1993) (USA) (VHS)

Autres Companies

• California Computer Products  Calcomp plotter provided by
• Control Data Corporation  computer equipment
• Univeral Pictures Professional Cosmetics  cosmetics
• Universal Title  titles and opticals

Autre(s) titre(s):

The Day the World Changed Hands
The Forbin Project

Durée:

100 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Russe

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Classification:

UK:X (original rating) | UK:12 (DVD rating) | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG (re-rating) | Australia:PG

Lieux de tournage:

Lawrence Hall of Science - Centennial Drive, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA

Société:

Universal Pictures

Anecdotes:

The many prominent blue and gray "consoles" (the ones with a rotary knob on the right side) for Colossus are cannibalized console panels from several IBM 1620 computers remounted on prop "computers".

Goofs:

Révélant des erreurs: Forbin's undergarment is visible when he says to Colossus "naked as the day I was born."

Guillemet:

[repeated line]
Colossus: End of message.

Connexions De Film:

Référencé sur "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Master Ninja II (#4.24)" (1992)

Man vs machine. Intelligence can be dangerous wisdom.

This is an under rated Sci-Fi gem. Absolutely powerful story line leaving no room for cob webs in your mind. Dr. Charles Forbin(Eric Braeden)puts his life's work into creating a super intelligent computer that links up with a similar machine created by the U.S.S.R. and tries to hold the world hostage. Dramatic dialogue and crafty schemes seem just enough to outwit the computerized meglomaniac. Tension is tight and privacy is a cherished commodity.

Braeden, who later would become a major TV soap opera character Victor Newman, is outstanding in this role. Susan Clark plays one of his co-workers and pretends to be his lover in trying to fool the computer. Gordon Pinsent plays the concerned President, while Lenoid Rostoff plays his Russian counterpart. William Schallert is the calm and cordial Director of the CIA. Other notables in the cast are Marion Ross and Georg Stanford Brown. If you get the chance to see this Cold War thriller...by all means check it out. If you want to leave your brain at the door, forget it...you will need it.