Best Action movies of 1970s

Actors : Raaj Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Vijay Arora, Mala Sinha,
Directors : Raj Tilak,

Three jailed convicts, Himmat, his brother Ajit, and Dilawar Khan break out of prison and take over the household of Editor Ashok Rai. The convicts will continue to hold the family hostage until their associate, Kamini contacts them in person.

Actors : Kostas Karagiorgis, Hristos Nomikos, Rita Bensousan, Eleni Anousaki,
Directors : Omiros Efstratiadis,

A female hotel manager and her male accomplice, murder a German gangster to steal his diamonds. Soon, other members of the gang arrive to find out what went on.

Actors : David Chiang, Chung Wang, Kuan Tai Chen, Lung Ti,
Directors : Cheh Chang,

This prime example of director/co-writer Chang Cheh's mastery takes place right after the Korean War, as a kung-fu master, combat instructor, explosives expert, and missle specialist ...

Actors : Saeed Rad, Jalal Pishvaian, Shahrzad, Vejesta,
Directors : Kamran Shirdel,

Amir is a foul guy who has killed a man in Abadan, he returns to Tehran and continuing his misdeeds trying to convince his girlfriend Zarry to escape with him to the south of Iran.

Actors : Irma Serrano, Emilio Fernández, Rodolfo de Anda, Luis Aguilar,
Directors : Alberto Mariscal,

A sharecropper and his daughter, a swarthy beauty, flee from the hacienda on which they live and join the Mexican Revolution.

Actors : Betty Pei Ti, Chung Wang, Ti Lu, Lily Li,

A low budget kung fu movie - an ambitious martial arts student infiltrates a murderous gang in the hope of finding the man who killed his father.

Actors : Michel Bouquet, Michel Duchaussoy, Jean Rochefort, Raymond Pellegrin,
Directors : René Gainville,

By the early 1960s, the OAS is desperate to stop de Gaulle's freeing of Algeria. A small group, mostly from the military, steal weapons and rob a bank to prepare for a raid on Tulle prison ...

Actors : Cameron Mitchell, Alicia Hammond, Don Epperson, Robert Dix,
Directors : Ewing Miles Brown,

B-grade action film denotes a wealthy dignitary abducted by elite armed mercenary forces, and the gallant heroes who must brave the "Green Hell" of Africa to rescue him.

Actors : Fernando Bilbao, Alberto Terracina, Jolina Collins, Chai Lee,
Directors : Antonio Margheriti,

Two Americans go to Hong Kong to rescue the son of a Chinese restaurant owner who is being held host- age by his stepmother and the sadistic owner of a Kung-Fu school.

Actors : Shen-Lin Chen, Sing Chen, Hui Lou Chen, Yasuaki Kurata,
Directors : Lung Chien,

Chen Sing and Ah Fat get released from prison and go to the grave of Chen's stepmother to fulfill her wish to dig up a chest of gold to donate. When thugs snatch the gold, Chan hunts for it...

Actors : Jaya Bhaduri, Asha Parekh, Dharmendra, Tun Tun,
Directors : Prakash Mehra,

Lakah Singh gives his life of a Dacoit and lives a happy life with his wife Champa when his son Jaswant becomes three years old, Champa becomes ill with cancer and circumstances force him to be again a Dacoit.

Actors : Il-bong Yun, Jeong-hun Kim, Woo Wang,
Directors : Il-Ho Jang,

A man is trapped by the Japanese military police and executed on the spot for resisting arrest. Twenty years later, his son sets off to hunt down the executioners who are now involved in the opium trade in Hong Kong.

Actors : Donald Pleasence, Bruce Davison, Daria Halprin, Nicol Williamson,
Directors : John Flynn,

An American student starts working with his Arab colleague while putting all politics aside. However, is his colleague just a regular Joe? Set around the time of Arab-Israeli Six Day War.

Actors : Mumtaz, Helen, Sanjay Khan, Rajendra Nath,
Directors : Devendra Goel,

Young Deepak Roy accidentally shoots his childhood friend, Suraj, and believing him to be dead, runs away from home. Quite unknown to him, Suraj has survived and is living with Deepak's mom...

Actors : Hee-ra Kim, No-shik Park, Yeon-kyeong Yu,
Directors : No-shik Park,

Ex-convict, Jeep--who earned his nickname by stealing a jeep--goes to the aid of his old mentor who is now running an orphanage. His orphanage is in danger of being sold out from under him to make way for a casino to be built on its site

Actors : Kôji Takahashi, Jirô Tamiya, Taisaku Akino, Tamio Kawaji,
Directors : Yûsuke Watanabe,

An assassin reconnects with his past while his friend desires change.

Actors : Ki-beom Kim, Wi Xiang,
Directors : Feng Huang,

Yeon-cheol arrives at his girlfriend's village only to discover that the citizens have been driven out by bandits who are using the town to ambush a truck full of gold that will be driving through

Actors : Michael Lerner, William Elliott, Marki Bey, Cliff Potts,
Directors : Henry Hathaway,

A rookie cop on the undercover narcotic squad falls for the junkie who can help him nab a ruthless pusher/killer.

Actors : Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri, Vanisri,
Directors : Rao C.S.R.,

When a Hindu Hermit complains to Bhagwan Shri Kishan that his prayers have been interrupted and he has been humiliated, the later decides to use his Sudarshan Chakra to behead the culprit, ...

Actors : Hee-ra Kim, Hie Mun,
Directors : Jang-ho Byeon,

Shanghai Jang searches for No Kang-cheon and Hwang Tak--two men who stole bars of gold that were going to the Korean resistance. However, he locates them just in time to witness them being ...