The Love War

1970 American film

March 10, 1970 (1970-03-10)

Running time

74 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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.^[1]

It was originally advertised and broadcast under the title The Sixth Column.

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. Earth faces an orgy of destruction and the extermination of humanity.

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.^[2]

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.

References

^ Television This Week New York Times 30 Aug 1970: 83.
^ "The Love War (1970)". 17 December 2015.

External links

The Love War at IMDb
The Love War at AllMovie

Works produced by Aaron Spelling

Feature films

Guns of the Timberland (1960)
California Split (1974)
Baby Blue Marine (1976)
Mr. Mom (1983)
'night, Mother (1986)
Surrender (1987)
Three O'Clock High (1987)
Cross My Heart (1987)
Satisfaction (1988)
Loose Cannons (1990)
Soapdish (1991)
The Mod Squad (1999)
Charlie's Angels (2000)

TV series

Zane Grey Theatre (1956–61)
Johnny Ringo (1959–60)
The Dick Powell Show (1961–63)
The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962–63)
Burke's Law (1963–66)
Honey West (1965–66)
The Smothers Brothers Show (1965–66)
Rango (1967)
The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967–69)
The Mod Squad (1968–73)
The New People (1969–70)
The Young Rebels (1970–71)
The Most Deadly Game (1970–71)
The Rookies (1972–76)
Chopper One (1974)
Firehouse (1974)
S.W.A.T. (1975–76)
Starsky & Hutch (1975–79)
Family (1976–80)
Charlie's Angels (1976–81)
Fantasy Island (1977–84)
The San Pedro Beach Bums (1977)
The Love Boat (1977–87)
Vegas (1978–81)
Friends (1979)
Hart to Hart (1979–84)
B.A.D. Cats (1980)
Dynasty (1981–89)
Aloha Paradise (1981)
Strike Force (1981–82)
T. J. Hooker (1982–86)
Matt Houston (1982–85)
At Ease (1983)
Hotel (1983–88)
Glitter (1984–85)
Finder of Lost Loves (1984–85)
MacGruder and Loud (1985)
Hollywood Beat (1985)
The Colbys (1985–87)
Life with Lucy (1986)
CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
HeartBeat (1988–89)
Nightingales (1989)
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000)
Melrose Place (1992–99)
2000 Malibu Road (1992)
Hearts Are Wild (1992)
The Heights (1992)
The Round Table (1992)
Burke's Law (1994–95)
Winnetka Road (1994)
Models Inc. (1994–95)
Robin's Hoods (1994–95)
Heaven Help Us (1994)
Madman of the People (1994–95)
University Hospital (1995)
Savannah (1996–97)
Malibu Shores (1996)
Kindred: The Embraced (1996)
7th Heaven (1996–2007)
Sunset Beach (1997–99)
Pacific Palisades (1997)
Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998–99)
Buddy Faro (1998)
Charmed (1998–2006)
Rescue 77 (1999)
Safe Harbor (1999)
Forbidden Island (1999)
Titans (2000–01)
All Souls (2001)
Queens Supreme (2003)
Kingpin (2003)
10-8: Officers on Duty (2003–04)
Summerland (2004–05)
Clubhouse (2004–05)
Wanted (2005)

TV films

Cricket on the Hearth (1967)
The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969)
Wake Me When the War Is Over (1969)
The Monk (1969)
The Pigeon (1969)
The Ballad of Andy Crocker (1969)
Carter's Army (1970)
The Love War (1970)
How Awful About Allan (1970)
But I Don't Want to Get Married! (1970)
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)
Wild Women (1970)
The House That Would Not Die (1970)
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970)
Crowhaven Farm (1970)
Run, Simon, Run (1970)
Love Hate Love (1971)
Yuma (1971)
River of Gold (1971)
Congratulations, It's a Boy! (1971)
Five Desperate Women (1971)
The Last Child (1971)
A Taste of Evil (1971)
In Broad Daylight (1971)
The Death of Me Yet (1971)
The Reluctant Heroes (1971)
If Tomorrow Comes (1971)
The Trackers (1971)
Two for the Money (1972)
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1972)
No Place to Run (1972)
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole (1972)
Rolling Man (1972)
The Bounty Man (1972)
Home for the Holidays (1972)
Every Man Needs One (1972)
A Cold Night's Death (1973)
Snatched (1973)
The Great American Beauty Contest (1973)
The Letters (1973)
The Bait (1973)
Satan's School for Girls (1973)
Hijack! (1973)
Letters from Three Lovers (1973)
The Affair (1973)
Death Squad (1974)
The Fireman's Ball (1974)
Cry Panic (1974)
The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped (1974)
Savages (1974)
Death Sentence (1974)
Hit Lady (1974)
Death Cruise (1974)
Only with Married Men (1974)
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return (1975)
Murder on Flight 502 (1975)
The Legend of Valentino (1975)
One of My Wives Is Missing (1975)
33 Hours in the Life of God (1976)
The Sad and Lonely Sundays (1976)
Death at Love House (1976)
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1976)
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)
Little Ladies of the Night (1977)
The Love Boat II (1977)
The San Pedro Beach Bums (1977)
The Users (1978)
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (1978)
Wild and Wooly (1978)
Cruise Into Terror (1978)
The Power Within (1979)
Beach Patrol (1979)
Love's Savage Fury (1979)
The Return of the Mod Squad (1979)
Murder Can Hurt You! (1980)
Waikiki (1980)
Casino (1980)
The Best Little Girl in the World (1981)
Sizzle (1981)
Don't Go to Sleep (1982)
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982)
Massarati and the Brain (1982)
Shooting Stars (1983)
Making of a Male Model (1983)
Venice Medical (1983)
Dark Mirror (1984)
Velvet (1984)
International Airport (1985)
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan (1986)
Dark Mansions (1986)
The Hope Division (1987)
Cracked Up (1987)
Harry's Hong Kong (1987)
The Loner (1987)
Day One (1989)
Just Temporary (1989)
Rich Men, Single Women (1990)
The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage (1990)
Jailbirds (1991)
Back to the Streets of San Francisco (1992)
Grass Roots (1992)
And the Band Played On (1993)
A Stranger in the Mirror (1993)
Gulf City (1993)
Jane's House (1994)
Love on the Run (1994)
Green Dolphin Beat (1994)
Texas (1994)
Crosstown Traffic (1995)
Pier 66 (1996)
After Jimmy (1996)
Odd Jobs (1997)
Satan's School for Girls (2000)
Stop at Nothing (2001)
The Law and Mr. Lee (2003)
Hotel (2003)
Silver Lake (2004)
Hitched (2005)
Bounty Hunters (2005)
Split Decision (2006)

TV miniseries

The French Atlantic Affair (1979)
Hollywood Wives (1985)
Crossings (1986)
Dynasty: The Reunion (1991)
The Invaders (1995)
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v t e Films directed by George McCowan
The Monk (1969) The Ballad of Andy Crocker (1969) Carter's Army (1970) Run, Simon, Run (1970) The Challenge (1970) The Love War (1970) The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970) Love Hate Love (1971) If Tomorrow Comes (1971) Face-Off (1971) Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (1972) Frogs (1972) The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972) Murder on Flight 502 (1975) Shadow of the Hawk (1976) H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come (1979)

Films directed by George McCowan