Colossus: The Forbin Project

1970 · directed by Joseph Sargent

Rating

78/100

Hit

no

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.

Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970), directed by Joseph Sargent, rates 78/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Eric Braeden
• Susan Clark
• Gordon Pinsent
• William Schallert
• Georg Stanford Brown
• Willard Sage
• Alex Rodine
• Martin E. Brooks
• Marion Ross
• Dolph Sweet

Crew

• Gene Polito — Director of Photography
• Folmar Blangsted — Editor
• Michel Colombier — Original Music Composer
• James Bridges — Screenplay

More from Joseph Sargent

1. Something the Lord Made (2004) — 80/100 · hit
2. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) — 79/100
3. Abraham (1993) — 72/100 · TV film, not counted
4. Playing for Time (1980) — 71/100 · TV film, not counted
5. Sybil (2007) — 68/100 · TV film, not counted
6. White Lightning (1973) — 63/100

How these numbers work: Methodology