April 8 1970 

COLLOSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT opensDirected by Joseph Sargent. Written by James Bridges, from the novel by Dennis Feltham Jones, Colossus, a fully sentient defence computer, in tandem with its opposite number in the Soviet Union, assumes control of the world’s nuclear arsenal, effectively setting itself up as mankind's ruler. Only Charles Forbin, the computer’s creator, stands in its way. Chilling, solidly crafted doomsday thriller starring Eric Braeden, Susan Clark and William Schallert.

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