Best Action movies of 1970s

Actors : Mimsy Farmer, Fiamma Maglione, Venantino Venantini, James Franciscus,
Directors : Ruggero Deodato,

A reporter tries to stop the crash of an aircraft after uncovering an airline's plot to save their business by sabotaging Concorde flights and have them decommissioned.

Actors : Pomson Shi, Yao Lin Chen, Chiu-Sing Hau, John Cheung,
Directors : Sum Cheung,

A snake style expert travels the lands, imposing his mastery on others, until he runs into a monkey expert living on the edge of a small town, who defeats him soundly. The snake expert ...

Actors : Jang Lee Hwang, Siu Tin Yuen, Linda Lin, Shun-Yee Yuen,
Directors : Woo-Ping Yuen,

A year after training young Jackie Chan in the Drunken Fist, Sam the Seed discovers he has a son, Foggy. He tries to train Foggy but to no avail. Foggy is then trained in Drunken Fist from ...

Actors : Siu Tin Yuen, Yi-Min Li, Jack Long, Kuan-Wu Lung,
Directors : Joseph Kuo,

Supposedly dead, embittered former official, The Ghost Face Killer has returned and seeking revenge on those martial arts masters than once opposed him - his name is infamous and his Five ...

Actors : Ka-Yan Leung, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Chia Yung Liu, Lung Chan,
Directors : Chia Yung Liu,

The titular 'Odd Couple' are Sammo (King of Sabres) and Lau Kar Wing (King of Spears). They compete regularly against each other but every encounter results in a draw! Both decide to ...

Actors : Michelle Yim, Siu-Ming Lau, Kuo-Chu Chang, Shu Tong Wong,
Directors : Hark Tsui,

A journalist attempting to solve a mystery in "Martial World" enlists the aid of a master fighter and a woman named Green Breeze. They go to a mysterious castle where they come across poisonous butterflies and a black-leather-clad killer.

Actors : Feng Tien, Chun Shih, Yueh Sun, Feng Hsu,
Directors : King Hu,

An esquire and a General eyes a priceless handwritten scroll by Tripitaka, held in a Temple library. The Abbot of the Temple selects his successor.

Actors : Hema Malini, Zeenat Aman, Prem Chopra, Dharmendra,

Alibaba, (Dharmendra) a native of Guleba is in love with Marjina (Hema Malini). The town has a ruler, Abu Hasan. Guleban is terrorized by dacoits. Ali Baba hears the password to the door of...

Actors : Richard Farnsworth, Matt Clark, Dirk Benedict, Linda Blair,
Directors : Max Kleven,

Kyle Hanson is a Vietnam veteran whose traumatic war-time experiences have left him unable to rejoin mainstream society. When Kyle, unkempt and in dirty fatigues, stops in a small town for ...

Actors : Cristina Raines, Clarke Peters, David Essex, Beau Bridges,
Directors : David Wickes,

A young hot-headed motorbike enthusiast inherits the prototype for an incredibly fast machine which was designed by his brother. He successfully gets the finance for it, and uses the bike ...

Actors : Linda Miller, James Brolin, Richard S. Castellano, Cliff Gorman,

A tough, New York City ex-cop relentlessly searches for his kidnapped teenage daughter whom is held by a twisted psycho after mistaking her for the daughter of a wealthy businessman.

Actors : Rekha, Zeenat Aman, Prem Chopra, Ajit,
Directors : Vijay Anand,

Ram and Balram are 2 young boys who live with their loving parents. Their scheming uncle, Jagatpal, however kills the boy's father and mother. Jagatpal lies to the boys that their parents ...

Actors : Albert Au, Tin Sang Lung, Lieh Lo, Chen Chi Lin,
Directors : Hark Tsui,

Three lazybones friends manufacture a firebomb and place it in a cinema. Pearl, a sadistic young girl, has observed the scene, follows the bombers and starts to manipulate them. The four criminals plan more and more daring acts.

Actors : Hiroyuki Sanada, Shin'ichi Chiba, Yuki Ninagawa, Etsuko Shiomi,
Directors : Noribumi Suzuki,

In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the clan's hidden gold only to find that ...

Actors : Meng Lo, Sheng Chiang, Feng Lu, Li Wang,
Directors : Cheh Chang,

The Wu Tang chief sends out his men, each of whom is given a symbol so they can recognize each other. The largest is given to Lee, whom the others are to obey.

Actors : Yi Chang, Ka-Yan Leung, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Fanny Wang,
Directors : Sammo Kam-Bo Hung,

Chung Yao, a martial arts expert, has long been on the run from his stepbrother, who he caught trying to rape his wife on their wedding night. His brother has never given up the chase ...

Actors : Dev Anand, Shatrughan Sinha, Waheeda Rehman, Zaheeda,
Directors : Dev Anand,

Ramdev Bakshi is the only son of widower and former Indian Army General Durgaprasad, who has been decorated several times with various medals for bravery shown in the line of duty. Alas ...

Actors : Bunjaku Han, Takeo Chii, Meiko Kaji, Tatsuya Fuji,
Directors : Toshiya Fujita,

Five freewheeling friends conjure up a plan to rob 30 million yen from a religious movement.

Actors : Robert Duvall, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Jon Voight, Seymour Cassel,
Directors : Paul Williams,

A radical student feels that he has been betrayed by the college association to which he belongs, and thinks more violent actions must be taken in order to alter the existing system.

Actors : Luke Askew, Tyne Daly, Larry Bishop, Don Stroud,
Directors : Lee Madden,

Angel is the biker who joins a commune of hippies near a small town. When the town rednecks attack them, Angel calls up some of his bad biker buddies to exact revenge.