Best Action movies of 1970s

Actors : Jean-François Balmer, Lila Kedrova, Francis Huster, Bérangère Bonvoisin,
Directors : José Giovanni,

Actors : Ferdinando Murolo, Luc Merenda, Enzo Cannavale, Adolfo Lastretti,
Directors : Michele Massimo Tarantini,

Police Commissioner Dario Mauri investigates the activities of a drug ring led by Don Domenico Laurenzi.

Actors : Ted Henning, Angela Gale, Chiao Chiao, Yu Wang,
Directors : Pao-Shu Kao,

White Dragon must get a list with the names of rebel supporters to Prince Ma Tung, the leader of the rebellion. Trying to stop him in his mission is the evil Prime Minister, who naturally ...

Actors : Ryôhei Uchida, Ryôji Hayama, Rin'ichi Yamamoto, Shin'ichi Chiba,
Directors : Yukio Noda,

An undercover cop befriends a yakuza underling who through his contacts helps him infiltrate two rival Yakuza gangs. He pits the two rival gangs against each other in hopes that they will cross each other out.

Actors : Sheng Chiang, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Feng Lu, Chien Sun,
Directors : Cheh Chang,

The heroes pose as gun dealers and acrobats in order to get close to the bad guys so they can avenge the death of one of their brothers. In the end they lock the bad guys in a warehouse for a final battle to the death.

Actors : William Smith, Michael Pataki, Roger E. Mosley, Tom Johnigarn,
Directors : Henning Schellerup,

A Black hit man poses as a Baptist preacher in a ghetto church. He decides to take over the local rackets.

Actors : Sheng Chiang, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Lung Ti, Sheng Fu,
Directors : Cheh Chang,

The movie involves two stories concerning the original Ten Tigers and their future disciples.

Actors : Hung Pai, Fei Meng, Lin Lin Li, Yasuaki Kurata,
Directors : Yang Ming Tsai,

A gifted but proud young martial arts student injures and kills an opponent. In retaliation , his father is killed. The young student vows revenge and begins to prepare for his epic face-off.

Actors : Joe Don Baker, Tyne Daly, Robert Loggia, Richard Jaeckel,
Directors : Earl Bellamy,

After a wave of unsolved car thefts, an insurance company calls in private investigator Pete Nobeck to solve the case. While the chief of police isn't thrilled about having an outsider come...

Actors : Charles Bonet, Jang Lee Hwang, John Liu, Yi Lung Huang,

As China and Russia's governments are talking peace, traitorous agents on both sides seek war. Enter John Liu as a special agent sent to identify who the Russian traitor is and who his contact is within the walls of the Forbidden City.

Actors : Bolo Yeung, Fan Chiang, Wai-Man Chan, Yeh Fang,
Directors : Ta Huang,

A martial arts fighter, haunted by his past, takes a job as a dock worker in a small village. His vow never to fight again is tested by the cruel owner of the pier.

Actors : R. Muthuraman, Pandharibai, Kamal Haasan, Mohan Babu,
Directors : I.V. Sasi,

Actors : Carter Wong, Szu-Cheng Mu, Sing Chen, Shao-Peng Chen,
Directors : Raymond Lui,

A fighter confronts a rogue master armed with weapons capable of severing a head from 100 feet away.

Actors : Anthony Steffen, Barbara Nelli, Eduardo Fajardo, Maurice Poli,
Directors : Edoardo Mulargia,

(1970) Anthony Steffen, Edjuardo Fajardo, Maurice Poli, Barbara Nelli, Andrea Scotti. Shango is a Texas Ranger who finds himself up against a former Confederate officer and his gang of ...

Actors : Meg Lam, Siu Tin Yuen, Lau Chan, Bruce Li,
Directors : Bong Luk,

A well-to-do villager decides learning kung fu is the best way to protect himself and his family from the local gangsters. But the mentor he visits is a conman who is only after his money.

Actors : Tsunehiko Watase, Shin'ichi Chiba, Masaomi Kondô, Kinnosuke Nakamura,
Directors : Kinji Fukasaku,

This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701 -- 1702, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the ... See full synopsis »

Actors : Ed Cambridge, D'Urville Martin, Billy Dee Williams, Celia Milius,
Directors : Oscar Williams,

Black revolutionaries take action in the white suburbs.

Actors : Sushilendra Joshi, Vasant Rao Nakod, Rekha Sabnis, Shankar Nag,
Directors : Girish Karnad,

A mercernary sets out to assist a tribal chieftain to defeat the chieftain's brother who is now an opponent and an enemy.

Actors : Yun Ling, Barry Chan, Nancy Yen, Ying Bai,
Directors : Chia Chih Li,

A soldier returning home from battle joins forces with villagers seeking justice after their families are brutally slain.

Actors : Shirley Yu, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Susan Yam-Yam Shaw, Sheng Fu,
Directors : Cheh Chang,

After getting in trouble with local gangs, a young man (Fu Sheng) flees to San Francisco, where the same gangs are still causing problems. He becomes a part of one gang, and eventually ...