Best Investigation movies of 1978

Actors : John Karlen, Susan Sullivan, Martin Speer, James Luisi,
Directors : Jeremy Hoenack,

A detective tracks a serial killer through San Francisco.

Actors : Ligia Diniz, Paulo Gracindo, Paulo Guarnieri, Cristina Aché,
Directors : Bruno Barreto,

Rio de Janeiro police investigator Galvão is pursuing two trails, one professional and one personal. While he tracts a serial killer of taxi-drivers, he also seeks his estranged daughter, ...

Actors : Ling Chia, Kuan Tai Chen, Lin Chiao, Sing Chen,
Directors : Hsueh Li Pao,

A kung-fu fighting detective investigating the murder of the emperor's wife uncovers a high-ranking conspiracy.

Actors : Vicente Fernández, Patricia Rivera, Fernando Almada, Roberto Cañedo,
Directors : Alberto Mariscal,

A young boy witnesses the assassination of his father by a criminal who gives him an earring to remember him by. Now grown up, the man is out in the hunt for his father's killer taking anyone down in his way.

Actors : Anthony Steel, Graham Stark, Fiona Richmond, Robin Askwith,
Directors : James Kenelm Clarke,

A soldier returning from World War II gets mixed up in a series of murders and mistaken identies regarding a cigarette lighter than affects all electric power.

Actors : Sven Lindberg, Ernst Günther, Ingvar Kjellson, Ewa Fröling,
Directors : Jan Halldoff,

A stripper from Club Chez Nous is murdered. The killer contacts a newspaper to whitewash himself. Two journalists start to investigate the case and stumble on other crimes along the way.

Actors : Dante Varona, George Estregan, Marrie Lee, Johnny Wilson,
Directors : Bobby A. Suarez,

Singapore's top policewoman, Miss Cleopatra Wong, who heads the Seasian Interpol Criminal Investigation Department (C.I.D.), teams up with her Filipino counterpart to bust a counterfeit ...

Actors : Blanca Guerra, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Fernando Balzaretti,
Directors : Antonio Eceiza,

In the context of a visit by the President of the United States to Mexico, there is a threat that China will attack his life. Policeman Filiberto is commissioned to avoid it, at any cost. ...

Actors : Alicia Leoni, Spartaco Battisti, Antonella Dogan, Calogero Caruana,
Directors : Mario Bianchi,

Franco Sereni, a captain of carabiniers, is dismissed from service for being the proponent of "the law of the gun". He is asked to hold a private investigation of several cases of ...

Actors : Carmen Liaño, Mónica Randall, Carlos Ballesteros, Pilar Velázquez,
Directors : Bigas Luna,

A unrecognizable corpse appears on a beach in Barcelona. Then, a private investigator is hired to find out the identity of the dead man and to unveil what had happened to him.

Actors : Janet Agren, Chris Avram, Ettore Manni, Maurizio Merli,
Directors : Stelvio Massi,

Comissioneer Mariani leads investigates a group of kidnappers.

Actors : Prem Nath, Rekha, Shashi Kapoor, Bindu,
Directors : B.R. Ishara,

Concerned over the rising death of low-caste people in a remote town in India, the Central Bureau of Investigation assigns this task to Inspector Ravi Kapoor and instructs him to go ...

Actors : Jun Fubuki, Yoshio Harada, Yûdai Ishiyama, Jun Hamamura,
Directors : Kazuo Kuroki,

In a melancholic seaside town, the bodies of two lovers who committed double suicide are found on the shore. A local reporter and the dead woman's pimp begin to investigate and find out that something very suspicious is going on.

Actors : Blackie Shou Liang Ko, John Liu, Cecilia Wong, Chi Ping Chang,
Directors : Hsin Yi Chang,

A criminal monk leaves the Shaolin monastery on a brutal rampage that terrorizes the county. A massive manhunt quickly pursues him. Meanwhile, Chow, an amorous young man, is caught with ...

Actors : Henryk Bista, Miroslaw Konarowski, Piotr Lysak, Tomasz Zaliwski,
Directors : Tadeusz Chmielewski,

A psychological detective story about a police hunt for the murderer of young boys during the Christmas season. The police commissioner ends up tracing the clues to his own home, where he ...

Actors : Balkrishna, Rajkumar,
Directors : V. Somasekhar,

A young man joins a boxing club on his detective wife's behest to find out about the illegal activities carried out by the head of the club. And carried with an awesome mother sentiment.

Actors : Eun-ju Im, Bruce Le, Man Ting Cheung, Tao Chiang,
Directors : Joseph Kong,

Sergeant Li teams up with an Interpol agent investigating the death of his brother, He's not Harry, Riggs or Carter, his name Called Bruce and he's seeking revenge.

Actors : Andrea Camargo, Cláudio Cunha, Sonia Garcia, Sérgio Hingst,
Directors : Roberto Mauro,

When the hooker Rosely is stabbed seven times in the Boca do Lixo, her costumer Manoel is accused of the murder. However, the defense lawyer Gabriel Reis defends Manoel that is released ...

Actors : José Lewgoy, Gil Gomes, Marineide Vidal, Tião Ribas D'Avila,
Directors : Clery Cunha,

Story based on a true event. Shoe salesman arrives home and finds his wife and a young friend murdered. Crime reporter and insurance agent join forces to solve the mystery, taking a walk on the wild side of the city.

Actors : Antônio Fagundes, Armando Bógus, Irene Ravache, Rolando Boldrin,
Directors : João Batista de Andrade,

A series of murders begins to haunt Cordilheira, a small town near São Paulo, Brazil. The investigations show there is a love triangle involved.