Title Differences
Both the in-movie titles and the theatrical poster list the title as Colossus: The Forbin Project. The home video DVD release lists the title as Colossus: "The Forbin" Project. The addition of the quotation marks gives a new meaning to the events of the movie. The movie begins with the announcement that the Colossus computer had been completed, a project headed by Dr. Forbin. As Colossus exerts more and more influence, it used the constant monitoring of Dr. Forbin to learn how to control humanity. In this way, its creator, "The Forbin", became its project.
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