Best Action movies of 1970s

Actors : Vonetta McGee, Calvin Lockhart, Rosalind Cash, Paul Stevens,
Directors : Hugh A. Robertson,

A slick, smooth-talking, womanizing young black DJ falls hard for an enigmatic woman he's just met. Things take a turn for the worse, though, when she is found dead in his apartment. It ...

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

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

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

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

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 : Charlene Jones, Sid Haig, Pat Woodell, John Ashley,
Directors : Eddie Romero,

A foreign correspondent is kidnapped and used for human prey.

Actors : Anne Archer, Slim Pickens, James Coburn, Lois Nettleton,
Directors : Steve Ihnat,

An over-the-hill rodeo champion is so self-centered that he ignores his wife, son, and best friend.

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

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 ...

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

Actors : Akiko Koyama, Tsunehiko Watase, Meiko Kaji, Tatsuo Umemiya,
Directors : Kazuhiko Yamaguchi,

Nami is an ex-convict who becomes a hostess to support a sick woman who bailed her out. In doing so, she gets involved in a local gangster's scheme to take over the bar she works for.

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 : Kayo Matsuo, Atsuo Nakamura, Sanae Kitabayashi, Yoshio Harada,
Directors : Kazuo Ikehiro,

Can a sinful man change and find peace? It's unlikely in gang-plagued Japan. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter (and hired sword), goes straight after protecting a woman in distress: they marry...

Actors : César del Campo, Eric del Castillo, Mary Montiel, Santo,
Directors : René Cardona,

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.