The Sixth Column (1970)

Name: The Sixth Column
Genre: Science Fiction, TV Movie
Released: 1970-03-10
Duration: 74 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Lloyd Bridges, Angie Dickinson, Harry Basch, Daniel J. Travanti, Allen Jaffe

The Sixth Column (1970), directed by George McCowan, starring Lloyd Bridges and Angie Dickinson.

03/10/1970 BR Science Fiction and TV Movie 1h 14m

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Two different alien races are at war. Representatives of each race have landed on Earth to battle it out here, but they've taken human form and they can only spot other aliens through the use of special glasses.

George McCowanDirector
Art SeidEditing
Bob LewisEditing
Aaron SpellingProducer

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The Love War (1970) is a science fiction ABC Movie of the Week starring Lloyd Bridges as an alien warrior and Angie Dickinson as the woman he befriends.

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The Love War (1970) is a science fiction ABC Movie of the Week starring Lloyd Bridges as an alien warrior and Angie Dickinson as the woman he befriends.

Plot

Two warring planets choose to settle their conflict over which of them will take over the planet Earth, each sending a trio of soldiers to Earth to fight to the death. The combatants, disguised as human beings, can only identify each other by using special visors.

Kyle, one of the combatants, falls in love with Sandy, a woman he meets during his stay in a small town. In the end, despite cheating by the other side, Kyle is the sole survivor, but before he can signal his people he has won, Sandy shoots him with one of the alien weapons. A dying Kyle then learns that Sandy is also an alien; the other side has cheated twice. She chose duty to her people over her love for him. Weeping as she watches him die, she asks him what their half-breed children would have been. The film's closing shot shows Sandy through the visor as she really is — a hideously scarred humanoid.

Setting

The setting is north-central California, as the final showdown is held in a small town described as being near the city of Fresno. Much of the action was filmed in and around the town of Piru near Los Angeles.

Reception

Moria gave the movie three stars finding it good for its time, although noting it is not "hard" sci fi.

Cast

Lloyd Bridges as Kyle

Angie Dickinson as Sandy

Harry Basch as Bal

Daniel J. Travanti as Ted (as Dan Travanty)

Allen Jaffe as Hort

Bill McLean as Reed

Byron Foulger as Will

Pepper Martin

Bob Nash as Limo Driver

Art Lewis

Home media

The movie was released on VHS cassette tape in the United Kingdom by Guild Home Video.

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External links

The Love War at IMDb

Text from The Love War on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Love_War

Trivia

It premiered on March 10, 1970, a Tuesday.
It runs 1h14 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosThomas/Spelling Productions, ABC
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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George McCowan Director
Art Seid Editing
Bob Lewis Editing
Aaron Spelling Producer
Dominic Frontiere Original music
Daniel Kidd Writer
Guerdon Trueblood Writer

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What is The Sixth Column about?

The Sixth Column: Two different alien races are at war. Representatives of each race have landed on Earth to battle it out here, but they've taken human form and they can only spot other aliens through the use of special glasses.

Who directed The Sixth Column?

The Sixth Column was directed by George McCowan in 1970.

Who stars in The Sixth Column?

The cast of The Sixth Column includes Lloyd Bridges, Angie Dickinson, Harry Basch, Daniel J. Travanti and Allen Jaffe.

How long is The Sixth Column?

The Sixth Column runs for 74 minutes, or 1h14.