Best Crime movies of 1974

Actors : Paula Kelly, Lino Ventura, Isaac Hayes, Fred Williamson,
Directors : Duccio Tessari,

An ex-convict priest and a framed former policeman hunt a machine-gun killer behind a bank robbery.

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 : Walter Kohut, Eva Mattes, Michael Degen, Charly Wierczejewski,
Directors : Roland Klick,

Willi is a street kid trying to make a living with petty crimes. He befriends both a journalist who wants to help him make an honest living and an older petty criminal looking for a quick buck.

Actors : Floy Dean, Teresa Graves, Fred Williamson, Rosemary Forsyth,
Directors : Jack Arnold,

Private detective investigated a series of murders connected with a drug ring in Venice, California.

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 : Annazette Chase, Philip Michael Thomas, Robert Burr, Richard Lawson,

To make money, a Los Angeles street-fighter goes to work for gangsters.

Actors : Shirô Itô, Yûki Meguro, Eiko Ezaki, Maria Anzai,
Directors : Takashi Tsuboshima,

Though his father's partner Jigen wants him to take charge of the Lupin Empire and the obsessed detective Zenigata wants him behind bars, Lupin III is only concerned about being with the beautiful (and treacherous) lady thief Fujiko.

Actors : Michel Constantin, Giancarlo Giannini, Giuliana Calandra, Giuseppe Maffioli,
Directors : Sergio Corbucci,

An experienced truck-driver is forced to become assistant to a young Sicilian driver. The Beast, the truck they drive around Europe, becomes their ground for mutual respect and trust.

Actors : Jytte Abildstrøm, Dick Kaysø, Dirch Passer, Freddy Albeck,
Directors : Henning Ørnbak,

Con-man "Viffer" is now involved with the mafia, but when the mob boss Don Luigi wants him married to his appalling daughter, he runs off, with even the heist from a big con act.

Actors : Ediz Hun, Bülent Kayabas, Filiz Akin, Hayati Hamzaoglu,
Directors : Orhan Aksoy,

Zeynep lives with his old father. She has lost her ability to speak because of an accident. She needs an operation in order to be able to talk again. One day, five prison fugitives come to ...

Actors : Michel Constantin, Michel Galabru, Daniel Gélin, Jean Carmet,
Directors : Jean-Pierre Mocky,

Michel Dolannes resigns from a major newspaper as a journalist to launch a new journal 'Le Cosmopolite' which reveals all kinds of shady deals.One day, he is killed but who is the killer ?

Actors : Preston Pierce, Georgina Spelvin, Susie Ewing, Rosalind Miles,
Directors : Al Adamson,

A team of girls go on a killing spree across the country.

Actors : Frances E. Williams, Reginald Farmer, Frank DeKova, Paul Harris,
Directors : Bill Brame,

A numbers king pin tries to stay in business as the mafia and police close in around him.

Actors : Tamayo Mitsukawa, Michiyo Bandô, Etsuko Shiomi, Hisako Tanaka,
Directors : Kazuhiko Yamaguchi,

This time Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them into the nubile buttocks of Chinese...

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 : Giancarlo Giannini, Tina Aumont, Fernando Rey, Catherine Deneuve,
Directors : Mauro Bolognini,

Based on a true incident, this tells the story of a troubled young man who kills his sister's reactionary, violent and abusive husband and is eventually arrested for the murder. However, ...

Actors : Madhu Chanda, Alka, Danny Denzongpa, Ajit,
Directors : Narendra Bedi,

Jhanga (Ajit) is a cruel, brutal, and heartless dacait, who has terrorized the entire countryside. The police are unable to capture him, as he has several hideouts and nearby villagers are ...

Actors : Paul Meurisse, Bruno Cremer, Mimsy Farmer, Michel Bouquet,
Directors : Michel Wyn,

A young American tourist is found dead in the south of France. The possible culprits are numerous so the police investigates to discover what she's done during the five weeks she spent in France before being murdered.

Actors : Alberto de Mendoza, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frederick Stafford, Nathalie Delon,
Directors : Germán Lorente,

Robert is a police agent of American origins who lost his memory through an accident during a robbery in a branch of the Bank of America. A robber who survived the shooting is convinced the...

Actors : Dimitris Bislanis, Natasa O'Frey, Anestis Vlahos, Nikos Verlekis,
Directors : Dimitris Galatis,

A gang of ruthless drug smugglers manipulate a girl who does everything in order to have her daily fix.