Best Crime movies of 1979

Actors : Richard Crenna, Linda Sorensen, Belinda Montgomery, Paul Williams,
Directors : George Mendeluk,

Sergeant Boyd's police search to find a sniper who has been shooting hookers.

Actors : Roland Bertin, Claire Deluca, Michelle Marquais, Serge Avedikian,
Directors : Michel Drach,

A film version of author Gilles Perrault's best-selling book about the 1976 trial and execution of Christian Ranucci, the youth who was convicted with extremely inconclusive evidence of ...

Actors : Edwige Fenech, Alvaro Vitali, Marzio Honorato, Franco Diogene,
Directors : Michele Massimo Tarantini,

The adventures of Gianna, a sexy police woman (E Fenech) who wants to help a child in the search of his mother, who has ended up in trouble. She has become a prostitute and is kept prisoner...

Actors : Hollis McLaren, Lino Ventura, Angie Dickinson, Laurent Malet,
Directors : Claude Pinoteau,

Au Canada, un jeune homme, passeur d'émigrés clandestins vers les Etats-Unis, tue l'un de ses clients pour lui dérober une valise pleine de dollars. Il s'enfuit à bord d'un véhicule conduit...

Actors : Van Johnson, Mario Merola, Biagio Pelligra, Maurizio Merli,
Directors : Umberto Lenzi,

Italian mobster, Michele Barresi heads for the safer climate of Brooklyn after his chief rival is gunned down in the small Sicilian town of Corleone. Commissioner Berni learns of his ...

Actors : Ian McShane, Stephen Greif, Warren Clarke, Christopher Malcolm,
Directors : Francis Megahy,

A group of fascists plan to finance their work by pulling off a bank robbery.

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

Actors : Kristine DeBell, Wally Ann Wharton, Jason Williams, Anthony Lewis,
Directors : Jeff Werner,

A bus-load containing three cheer-leading teams from 3 different schools who are heading to compete against each other is hijacked by terrorists and the girls are kidnapped.

Actors : Jun Fubuki, Mikio Narita, Kei Satô, Yûsaku Matsuda,
Directors : Tôru Murakawa,

Yusaka Matsuda stars as a seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salary man who leads a double life as a vicious criminal by night. In a delicious scheme of payback, he seeks to dominate the ...

Actors : Seaward Forbes, Brad von Beltz, Ed Parker, Bong Soo Han,
Directors : Elliott Hong,

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Actors : Jeff Blynn, Gianni Garko, Mario Merola, Antonio Sabato,
Directors : Alfonso Brescia,

With the American Mafia families pooling their resources to bring huge quantities of cheap heroin into the country, it's up to customs official Ivano Radevic to allow the authorities to intercept the drugs en route to the USA.

Actors : Philip Chan, Kuo-Chu Chang, Kong Chu, Wai-Man Chan,

Two cops are on the trail of gang that are planning a jewel robbery. Inspector Chow lives at home with his mother, while Inspector Pang has gambling problems that the gang exploits. Soon, innocent victims will pay with their lives.

Actors : Dong-hwi Jang, Tae-seob Ahn, Yu-Seon Eom, Hye-Kyeong Jeong,
Directors : Doo-yong Lee,

Dong-su, a retired criminal, is tempted back into robbing when his friend tells of a plan to rob a racetrack. They select a couple of other professional criminals to help them commit the perfect crime.

Actors : Tetsurô Sagawa, Hiroki Matsukata, Sanae Tsuchida, Rino Takase,
Directors : Akinori Matsuo,

A group of warriors decide to unite to help the oppressed masses. Disguised as ordinary people, they are dedicated to fighting evil till the end.

Actors : John Ireland, Richard Lynch, Stuart Whitman, Richard Jaeckel,

Woman is kidnaped by hitman who discovers that he is the target of another hitman.

Actors : Franco Guerrero, Florence Carvajal, Marrie Lee, Johnny Wilson,
Directors : Bobby A. Suarez,

An underworld kingpin's daughter is kidnapped by his own men. So, he calls in Cleopatra Wong, a beautiful karate queen. She brings a team with her - a 300+ pound psychic and a female impersonator.

Actors : Michael DeLano, Julie Bridges, Laurene Landon, Rory Calhoun,
Directors : Gary Troy,

The capo of a powerful mafia family tries to destroy the local crime task force chief, not realizing that the man he is trying to destroy is his only son.

Actors : Nobuyasu Andô, Ako, Junko Miyashita, Junichiro Yamashita,
Directors : Kichitaro Negishi,

Junko Miyashita plays an office lady that's having an affair with the boss. He says he'll never leave his wife. She plots to kidnap his daughter for big money.

Actors : Leonora Fani, Vincent Gardenia, Wolfango Soldati, Patricia Adriani,
Directors : Enzo G. Castellari,

A young woman returns to the country château where her mother drowned years ago. There is something haunting about the place, a supernatural ambiance.

Actors : Jardel Filho, Christiane Torloni, José Wilker, Betty Faria,
Directors : Oswaldo Caldeira,

True story of Brazilian bank clerk who supplied money for the guerilla fighting against the military dictatorship of the 70s. When he changes his disguise, he gets involved with high ...