Best Thriller movies of 1971

Actors : Ewa Strömberg, Soledad Miranda, Fred Williams, Horst Tappert,
Directors : Jesús Franco,

A mineral is discovered which can turn metal to gold or humans into zombies. When the mineral is stolen, secret agents are sent in to get the mineral back!

Actors : Judy Huxtable, Christopher Sandford, Barry Evans, Susan George,
Directors : Pete Walker,

After their parents divorce, one daughter lives with her mother in England while the other lives with her father in Portugal. After the untimely death of her mother, the one daughter stands...

Actors : Lucretia Love, Carroll Baker, Stephen Boyd, George Hilton,
Directors : Osvaldo Civirani,

The theft of jewels and mistaken identity complicate the life of Mary causing her to become the target of a vicious gang of criminals in this giallo crime thriller.

Actors : Luigi Casellato, Pierre Clémenti, Katia Christine, Tomas Milian,
Directors : Maurizio Lucidi,

A wealthy, decadent count convinces a disillusioned playboy that they shall murder one another's relatives, to get away with the perfect crime. The count murders the playboy's unpleasant ...

Actors : Ray Lovelock, Michel Bardinet, Ornella Muti, Irene Papas,
Directors : Umberto Lenzi,

Two hippies find themselves on the run from the law and soon end up going undercover in a villa owned by a mysterious woman.

Actors : Julián Mateos, Frank Wolff, Fernando Rey, Giovanna Ralli,
Directors : Enzo G. Castellari,

Respectable lawyer Peter picks up Anna, an Italian woman of dubious virtue, from the club and takes her back to his Uncle's place. They soon discover they are not alone. A gunman Quill (Julian Mateos), is waiting for them.

Actors : Arthur O'Sullivan, Anton Diffring, Luigi Pistilli, Dagmar Lassander,
Directors : Riccardo Freda,

In Dublin, a young woman is brutally murdered in her home by a maniac that throws acid in her face and then slits her throat with a razor. Her mangled body is later discovered in the boot ...

Actors : Björn Adelly, Christina Lindberg, Heinz Hopf, Siv Ericks,
Directors : Gustav Wiklund,

Young Lena is trapped in a complex situation of sex and lies.

Actors : Tom Pittman, Bob Jones, Ray Lynch, Hal Reed,
Directors : Tom Hanson,

The San Francisco area is beset by a series of seemingly random murders without motive or pattern. The police are taunted by phone calls and letters. Could the maniac be the violent, truck ...

Actors : Michael Battlesmith, Ashley Brooks, Trudy Moore, George Ellis,

This is the story of four jewel thieves on the run who decide to hole up with a hillbilly couple until the search for them slackens off.

Actors : Douglas Wilmer, Tony Haygarth, Carolyn Seymour, David Hemmings,
Directors : John Mackenzie,

A new school teacher learns that the previous teacher was killed by his pupils, and he fears the same will happen to him.

Actors : James Daly, Bradford Dillman, Leslie Nielsen, Angie Dickinson,
Directors : Bob Wynn,

A reporter uncovers an amazing medical plot.

Actors : Analía Gadé, Jean Sorel, Tony Kendall, Rosanna Yanni,
Directors : José María Forqué,

Ruth and Michel separate after Ruth finds another man, Paul. Ruth and Paul go to her sunny, idyllic beach side villa to spend summer. They are having a great time together, and then things ...

Actors : Charles Dierkop, Scott Glenn, Gilda Texter, James Iglehart,
Directors : Joe Viola,

Sex, violence and bikers on an action filled ride, in this film produced and co-written by Jonathan Demme.

Actors : James Mason, Curd Jürgens, Jean Seberg, Stephen Boyd,
Directors : Romain Gary,

Interpol investigates the freelance killings of drug and porn peddlers.

Actors : Michael Stearns, Robert Lott, Linda York, Barbara Mills,
Directors : Lee Frost,

A murderer escapes from a chain gang, forcing his co-inmate to go along. The latter's girlfriend helps, but gets raped by the aggressive prisoner. The desperate duo next invades the home of an older farmer and his teen-aged wife.

Actors : Faith Domergue, Barbara Bouchet, Corrado Gaipa, Antonio Sabato,
Directors : Alberto De Martino,

A state senator is murdered outside his home, and the police arrest a strange man described as having "icy eyes" for the crime. An Italian reporter finds a stripper who claims to have been ...

Actors : Tallie Cochrane, Francine Middleton, Renay Granville, Troy Donahue,
Directors : Robert L. Roberts,

A Manson-like cult leader takes his "flock" to New York City, where they do drugs and kill people.

Actors : Georges Wilson, Riccardo Cucciolla, Franco Nero, John Steiner,
Directors : Damiano Damiani,

Because of a violation of traffic regulations an architect is put in prison. There he witnesses the grim reality of life behind bars: corrupt staff, corrupt inmates, an inhuman judicial system and the power of the Mafia.

Actors : Sherry Bain, Elizabeth Knowles, Alex Rocco, Arell Blanton,
Directors : Richard Kanter,

Pete and Stick, two juvenile delinquents just thrown out of a biker gang, break into a luxury house where they rape two women. They settle in the house, sell the valuables and kill a curious neighbor.