Best Mystery movies of 1970s

Actors : Carlos East, Julissa, Rafael Bertrand, Boris Karloff,

Evil scientist runs a veritable army of LSD crazed zombies.

Actors : Kirk Scott, Christopher Lee, Dean Jagger, Sue Lyon,
Directors : John Hayes,

After witnessing a man's death in a bizarre accident, Father Pergado goes on a spiritual retreat, where he encounters his alien double bent on world conquest.

Actors : Ewa Aulin, Klaus Kinski, Angela Bo, Sergio Doria,
Directors : Joe D'Amato,

A man discovers an ancient Incan formula for raising the dead, and uses it for a series of revenge murders.

Actors : Hal Holbrook, Harry Guardino, Katharine Ross, James Garner,
Directors : James Goldstone,

California small town police chief investigates a suspicious death involving the victim's own dog that presumably killed its owner.

Actors : Andrew Byatt, Sandy Ratcliff, Lisa Kreuzer, David Beames,
Directors : Christopher Petit,

Set in 1970's Britain, a man drives from London to Bristol to investigate his brother's death. The purpose of his trip is offset by his encounters with a series of odd people.

Actors : Percy Herbert, Lee Van Cleef, Carroll Baker, Stuart Whitman,
Directors : Alexander Singer,

A Native American born US Army officer, Captain Apache, investigating a murder, uncovers a presidential assassination plot.

Actors : Mel Ferrer, Michele Placido, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Ray Milland,
Directors : Flavio Mogherini,

Two seemingly separate stories in New South Wales: a burned, murdered body of a young woman is found on the beach, and a retired inspector makes inquiries; also, Linda, a waitress and ferry...

Actors : Jacqueline Bisset, Martin Ritt, Robert Shaw, Jon Voight,
Directors : Maximilian Schell,

While investigating a high-profile murder case, a savvy but unorthodox veteran police inspector has to cope with a bad conscience, bad health, an overzealous partner, a timid superior and ...

Actors : Akaji Maro, Kisako Makishi, Yoshio Harada, Naoko Ôtani,
Directors : Seijun Suzuki,

A surreal period film following an university professor and his eerie nomad friend as they go through loose romantic triangles and face death in peculiar ways.

Actors : Joonee Gamboa, Hilda Koronel, Lou Salvador Jr., Bembol Roco,
Directors : Lino Brocka,

Júlio Madiaga, a 'provinciano', arrives in Manila to search for Ligaya, his loved one.

Actors : Judy Geeson, Simon Oates, John Paul, Ian Bannen,
Directors : Peter Sasdy,

The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.

Actors : Helena Rojo, Susana Dosamantes, Claudia Islas, Lucía Méndez,
Directors : Carlos Enrique Taboada,

When four women move into an old house left by one woman's aunt, strange things begin to happen. Bizarre voices, visions of ghosts, and mysterious noises lead them to discover the darkest ...

Actors : Arthur Franz, Cheri Howell, Sherry Boucher, Claudia Jennings,
Directors : Joe Mazzuca,

During an all-girl secret society initiation, one of the new members is killed playing Russian Roulette. Many years later the survivors are invited for a reunion to a lavish estate, which ...

Actors : Cecilia Pezet, Delia Magaña, Enrique Rocha, Clemencia Colin,
Directors : Gilberto Martínez Solares,

A young nun is tempted by visions of forbidden sexual fantasies to cross over to Satan.

Actors : Orson Welles, Marlène Jobert, Michel Piccoli, Anthony Perkins,
Directors : Claude Chabrol,

Anthony Perkins, a young sculptor with a weird penchant for waking up in strange hotels with his memory wiped clean and bloodied hands, invites a former professor (Michel Piccoli) to the ...

Actors : Aude Landry, Lisa Langlois, Laurent Malet, Donald Sutherland,
Directors : Claude Chabrol,

Homicide detective Steve Carella is trying to solve the brutal murder of 17-year-old Muriel Stark. Her younger cousin Patricia, who saw the killer and barely escaped with her life, helps him. However, the case soon takes a bizarre turn.

Actors : Yôko Shimada, Kensaku Morita, Gô Katô, Tetsurô Tanba,
Directors : Yoshitarô Nomura,

Detectives investigate the murder of an old man found in a Tokyo rail yard.

Actors : John Fraser, John Leyton, Stephanie Beacham, Lynne Frederick,
Directors : Pete Walker,

A recently-married woman who has been labeled as mentally unstable, begins to suspect that someone close to her is the culprit in a sudden string of murders.

Actors : Ivan Rassimov, Corinne Cléry, Leonard Mann, Richard Kiel,

Hoping to overthrow his brother as ruler of the planet Metropolis, the evil Graal enlists the help of the insane Dr. Kraspin, who has invented a chemical capable of turning an ordinary ...

Actors : Richard Basehart, Barnard Hughes, George C. Scott, Martin Sheen,
Directors : George C. Scott,

An accidental nerve gas leak by the military kills not only a rancher's livestock, but also his son. When he tries to hold the military accountable for their actions, he runs up against a wall of silence.