Best Crime movies of 1970s

Actors : Claudia Cardinale, Fabio Testi, Franco Nero, Lina Polito,
Directors : Pasquale Squitieri,

In this period piece set in Italy, Nicola Bellizzi dreams of becoming a lawyer. However, when he seeks the reason that people are reluctant to help him in his goals, he discovers that some ...

Actors : Machiko Ohtani, Sanshô Shinsui, Megu Kawashima, Tatsuma Higuchi,
Directors : Chûsei Sone,

Actors : Luciana Paluzzi, Gabriele Ferzetti, Enrico Maria Salerno, Antonio Sabato,
Directors : Mario Caiano,

Story about a young girl, the daughter a prominent doctor. When the girl goes missing her father gets the police to jump into action because of his class status and wealth.

Actors : Iurie Darie, Puiu Calinescu, Jean Constantin, Toma Caragiu,
Directors : Mircea Dragan,

Actors : Pilar Pellicer, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Salvador Sánchez, Diana Bracho,
Directors : Felipe Cazals,

Based in the true case of the sisters who ran brothels in which kidnapping, killings and clandestine burial were common.

Actors : Diahn Williams, Don Murray, James Earl Jones, Lilia Skala,
Directors : Ivan Nagy,

When disturbed New York City (NYPD) cop Lacy rescues Sally, a beautiful cellist, from deranged crook Rabbit by shooting Rabbit in cold blood, he sets off a spark of publicity that brands him the city's hero.

Actors : Bo Svenson, Phillip R. Allen, Cybill Shepherd, Mel Scott,
Directors : Paul Wendkos,

A gang of thieves plan a daring bank robbery, making their escape across the rooftops of Los Angeles. The police are quickly called in, however, and only one of the robbers, Murdock, makes ...

Actors : Jack Canon, Gladys Lavitan, Larry Lambeth, Leslie Rivers,
Directors : Frederick R. Friedel,

A woman living in a boarding house is kidnapped by a small-time criminal. Soon others in the gang try to take her away from him so they can get the ransom.

Actors : Cheri Caffaro, Timothy Brown, Sheila Leighton, Scott Ellsworth,
Directors : Don Schain,

Two women who like control face each other in a battle over jealousy and weaknesses. The US is about to sign a trade treaty with an Asian country; in exchange for friendly relations, the US...

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

Interpol investigates the freelance killings of drug and porn peddlers.

Actors : Yi Chang, Shao Chun Chao, Bruce Li, Kang Chin,
Directors : Tso Nam Lee,

This martial arts movie tries to explain the strange death of the international movie star and kung fu master Bruce Lee. Most of the story centers on a former disciple of Lee who launches a...

Actors : Giuliano Gemma, Laura Becherelli, Dominic Barto, Ricky Bruch,
Directors : Enzo Barboni,

Sonny, a New York wise guy, dreams of becoming a feared gangster. He runs errands for the mob with some success, as a result the "Don" gives him, as a reward, the control of Mulberry Street, which also faces a boxing gym....

Actors : Luc Merenda, Luciana Paluzzi, Gabriele Ferzetti, Lee J. Cobb,
Directors : Fernando Di Leo,

Nick Hezard, a young con man, wants to avenge the death of a friend of his and organizes a swindle trying to cheat Robert Turner, an American businessman he thinks responsible for his ...

Actors : Jean-Louis Trintignant, Claude Brasseur, Philippe Brigaud, Catherine Deneuve,
Directors : Gérard Pirès,

Actors : Martin Balsam, Francisco Rabal, Tomas Milian, Dagmar Lassander,
Directors : Alberto De Martino,

When the godson of San Francisco's crime lord asks permission to leave "the business," Don Antonio agrees, but reluctantly. Such behavior by either one is a violation of the code, and a ...

Actors : Lola Falana, Gene Washington, Millie Perkins, Alex Dreier,
Directors : Matt Cimber,

Foxy Lady Cocoa is out to take down her mobster boyfriend.

Actors : Bo Svenson, John Colicos, Robert Culp, Belinda Montgomery,
Directors : Bob Clark,

The Mafia tries to take revenge against a man who testified against them in court.

Actors : Paul Muller, Jesús Franco, Martine Stedil, Lina Romay,
Directors : Jesús Franco,

In Puerto Rico, a down-on-his-luck private detective is hired by a woman to take compromising photos of her husband, a notorioous nightclub owner. After he finishes the job, he finds ...

Actors : Tallie Cochrane, Jabie Abercrombe, Donna Young, Rene Bond,
Directors : Stephen C. Apostolof,

Five inmates break out of a women's prison. Four of them are hardened convicts, but one is a girl who was convicted for a crime she didn't commit. As the authorities chase them down, the ...

Actors : Kwok Kuen Chan, Fei Ai, Lung Ti, Shen Chan,
Directors : Yuen Chor,