This is the dawning of the Age of Colossus (where peace is compulsory... freedom is forbidden... and Man's greatest invention could be Man's greatest mistake).
The U.S. has handed over control of its nuclear defense system to the Colossus supercomputer designed by scientist Dr. Charles Forbin. It soon becomes clear, that the now-sentient Colossus is far more intelligent than its creator realized—with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.
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Cast
- Eric BraedenDr Charles Forbin
- Susan ClarkDr. Cleo Markham
- Gordon PinsentThe President
- William SchallertCIA Director Grauber
- Georg Stanford BrownDr. John F. Fisher
- Willard SageDr. Blake
- Alex RodineDr. Kuprin
- Martin E. BrooksDr. Jefferson J. Johnson
- Marion RossAngela Fields
- Dolph SweetMissile Commander
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- Joseph SargentDirector
- James BridgesScreenplay
- D.F. JonesNovel
- Gene PolitoDirector of Photography
- Michel ColombierOriginal Music Composer
- Folmar BlangstedEditor
- Stanley ChaseProducer
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