A U.S. Defense Department computer, named Colossus, develops a mind of its own and starts sharing classified information with its Russian counterpart, a computer called Guardian. Read more
| Starring | Susan Clark, William Schallert, Georg Stanford Brown, Marion Ross |
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| Director | Joseph Sargent |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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A U.S. Defense Department computer, named Colossus, develops a mind of its own and starts sharing classified information with its Russian counterpart, a computer called Guardian.
| Starring | Susan Clark, William Schallert, Georg Stanford Brown, Marion Ross, Gordon Pinsent, Eric Braeden, Martin E. Brooks, Alex Rodine, Leonid Rostoff, Willard Sage |
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| Director | Joseph Sargent |
| Studio | FABULOUS FILMS LTD. |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 36 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 26 May 2008 Production year: 1970 |
| Format | DVD |
A bit of WOPR from Wargames and a bit of Skynet from Terminator, but pre-dating both by 10 years plus.
To be watched, and enjoyed, for what it is - a view of a future from the minds of writers in the late 60s.
It is not the computer technology that dates the film though, rather the fact that *everyone* is smoking... in the workplace. Shocking stuff.
A great film a little slow by todays standards but a fantastic window on the early 70's thoughts about computers. Basically if you build one big enough to fill a mountain it will take over the world. Also a great ending that you won't see in todays Hollywood blockbusters.