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'''''Zeta One''''' is a 1970 British [[comedy film|comedy]] [[science fiction film]] directed by Michael Cort and starring [[James Robertson Justice]], [[Charles Hawtrey (actor born 1914)|Charles Hawtrey]] and [[Dawn Addams]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090117233010/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/406336 Zeta One (1969)] at [[British Film Institute]] Film & TV Database.</ref>
'''''Zeta One,''''' also known as '''''The Love Slaves''''', '''''Alien Women''''' and '''''The Love Factor''''', is a 1970 British [[comedy film|comedy]] [[science fiction film]] directed by Michael Cort and starring [[James Robertson Justice]], [[Charles Hawtrey (actor born 1914)|Charles Hawtrey]] and [[Dawn Addams]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090117233010/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/406336 Zeta One (1969)] at [[British Film Institute]] Film & TV Database.</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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* Steve Kirby as Sleth
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* Paul Baker as Bourdon's Assistant
* Paul Baker as Bourdon's assistant
* [[Angela Grant]] as Angvia Girl
* [[Angela Grant]] as Angvia girl
* [[Kirsten Lindholm|Kirsten Betts]] as Angvia Girl
* [[Kirsten Lindholm|Kirsten Betts]] as Angvia girl


==Production==
==Production==
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==Release==
==Release==
First screened to journalists in April 1969 to hostile reviews, the film sat on the shelf for 18 months before finally getting a UK release in October 1970, as the supporting feature to Kobi Jaegar's 1969 film ''Kama Sutra''.<ref>Sheridan, Simon: ''Saucy 70s'' booklet, 88 Films, 2022, p.20.</ref>
First screened to journalists in April 1969 to hostile reviews, the film sat on the shelf for 18 months before finally getting a UK release in October 1970, as the supporting feature to Kobi Jaegar's 1969 film ''Kama Sutra''.<ref>Sheridan, Simon: ''Saucy 70s'' booklet, 88 Films, 2022, p.20.</ref>

It was made for a budget of £60,000.<ref name="hamilton">John Hamilton, ''Beasts in the Cellar: The Exploitation Film Career of Tony Tenser'', Fab Press, 2005 p 145</ref>


It was released in America by Film Ventures International, briefly in 1973 as ''The Love Slaves'' and then wider in 1974 under the titles ''Alien Women'' and ''The Love Factor''.<ref>Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: Third Edition</ref> It was released as a [[Blu-ray]] DVD in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Zeta-One-Blu-ray/62160/#Review|title = Zeta One Blu-ray (The Love Factor)}}</ref>
It was released in America by Film Ventures International, briefly in 1973 as ''The Love Slaves'' and then wider in 1974 under the titles ''Alien Women'' and ''The Love Factor''.<ref>Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: Third Edition</ref> It was released as a [[Blu-ray]] DVD in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Zeta-One-Blu-ray/62160/#Review|title = Zeta One Blu-ray (The Love Factor)}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Reception==
The film received negative reviews on its initial release.<ref name="hunter69" /> In the ''[[Monthly Film Bulletin]]'', [[David McGillivray (producer/screenwriter)|David McGillivray]] described the film's themes as "quite preposterous in illogicality and silliness".<ref name="hunter69" /> The movie was given 1 out of 5 stars,{{by whom|date=January 2023}} stating the movie was basically [[softcore pornography]]. ''Moria Reviews'' noted it is an odd mix of the [[James Bond]] type movies with a sex comedy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.moriareviews.com/sciencefiction/zeta-one-1969.htm|title=Zeta One (1969)|date=16 March 2016}}</ref>
The film received negative reviews on its initial release.<ref name="hunter69" />
In the ''[[Monthly Film Bulletin]]'', [[David McGillivray (producer/screenwriter)|David McGillivray]] described the film's themes as "quite preposterous in illogicality and silliness".<ref name="hunter69" />
''Moria Reviews'' noted it is an odd mix of the [[James Bond]] type movies with a sex comedy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.moriareviews.com/sciencefiction/zeta-one-1969.htm|title=Zeta One (1969)|date=16 March 2016}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 07:19, 1 December 2023

Zeta One
Italian poster
Directed byMichael Cort
Written by
  • Michael Cort
  • Alistair McKenzie
Produced byGeorge Maynard
Tony Tenser
StarringJames Robertson Justice
Charles Hawtrey
Dawn Addams
CinematographyJack Atchelor
Edited by
  • Jack T. Knight
  • Dennis Lanning
Music byJohnny Hawksworth
Production
company
Distributed byTigon Film Distributors
Release date
October 1970
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£60,000

Zeta One, also known as The Love Slaves, Alien Women and The Love Factor, is a 1970 British comedy science fiction film directed by Michael Cort and starring James Robertson Justice, Charles Hawtrey and Dawn Addams.[1]

Plot

A spy for Section 5, James Word, finds a secretary for the section waiting as he returns home. As they play strip poker, he tells about tailing Major Bourdon. Bourdon was conducting an investigation into the women from Angvia. The Angvians are led by Zeta, and are an all-women secret society. The Angvians regularly abducted other planet's women into their ranks where they were brainwashed to become operatives. Their next target is stripper ‘Ted’ Strain and so Section 5 uses her to set a trap for them. As Bourdon’s men take several of the Angvian agents prisoner, a final confrontation between the various parties occurs at his estate

Cast

Production

Zeta One was the first film shot at Camden Studios, which was formerly a wallpaper factory in North London.[2] The plot of the film was based on a comic strip short story in the magazine Zeta.[2] Art director Christopher Neame designed the film's sets. Location shooting took place around the city. The film was produced and distributed by the independent company Tigon Films run by Tony Tenser.

Release

First screened to journalists in April 1969 to hostile reviews, the film sat on the shelf for 18 months before finally getting a UK release in October 1970, as the supporting feature to Kobi Jaegar's 1969 film Kama Sutra.[3]

It was released in America by Film Ventures International, briefly in 1973 as The Love Slaves and then wider in 1974 under the titles Alien Women and The Love Factor.[4] It was released as a Blu-ray DVD in 2013.[5]

Critical reception

The film received negative reviews on its initial release.[2]

In the Monthly Film Bulletin, David McGillivray described the film's themes as "quite preposterous in illogicality and silliness".[2]

Moria Reviews noted it is an odd mix of the James Bond type movies with a sex comedy.[6]

References

  1. ^ Zeta One (1969) at British Film Institute Film & TV Database.
  2. ^ a b c d I.Q. Hunter, British Science Fiction Cinema, Routledge, 2001 p 69
  3. ^ Sheridan, Simon: Saucy 70s booklet, 88 Films, 2022, p.20.
  4. ^ Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: Third Edition
  5. ^ "Zeta One Blu-ray (The Love Factor)".
  6. ^ "Zeta One (1969)". 16 March 2016.
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