Best Gangster movies of 1970s

Actors : Johnnie Hill, Emerson Boozer, Owen Watson, René Van Clief,
Directors : Michael Fink,

The female head of a detective agency is hired by a crime lord to figure out who's taking his action.

Actors : Cesare Danova, Norman Burton, William Smith, Connie Stevens,
Directors : Howard Avedis,

Seattle undercover narc Jackie Parker (Stevens) is out to bust the drug smuggling ring commanded by Philip Bianco (Danova).

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 : William Smith, Jennifer Billingsley, Ray Girardin, Jude Farese,
Directors : Jack Starrett,

Hollywood action film star Rafe Stoker has sunk $130,000 of his own money into his own production, but can't find legitimate financing to complete the film. His mob-connected investor ...

Actors : David Hyry, J. Craig Collicut, Carson Jackson, Jan Sisk,

Mayhem starts when a gang of bikers is accused of a sadistic rape in a small town.

Actors : Louis Julien, Dora Doll, Carla Gravina, Alain Delon,
Directors : José Giovanni,

Under the influence of drugs, a teenager, Eddy, kills a policeman. His father, Jacques, pleads extenuating circumstances and nearly succeeds in gaining the confidence of the policeman's widow. But the press reveals that Jacques is an ex-gangster who has spent time in prison.

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 : Rockne Tarkington, Richard X. Slattery, Mike Lane, Glenn R. Wilder,
Directors : Joe Tornatore,

A group of Vietnam vets, tired of the depredation of the Mafia on their neighborhood, decide to take on the mob on their own terms--but by using a very different twist.

Actors : Luc Merenda, Mariangela Giordano, Gianni Dei, Carlos Monzón,
Directors : Stelvio Massi,

Young southerner Marco Russo moves to the mafia-controlled north of Italy and finds work with the powerful Manzetti family. He then proceeds to stir the pot between the Manzettis and their top rivals the Belmondos.

Actors : Randy Mewbourn, Bobby Watson, Paul Benefield, Don Watson,
Directors : Jim West,

A criminal gang bust two of their incarcerated colleagues out of jail in order for them to take on a high profile drug smuggling operation.

Actors : Claudia Cardinale, Giuliano Gemma, Massimo Mollica, Stefano Satta Flores,
Directors : Pasquale Squitieri,

The mafia has overrun a section of the country so ruinously that a very stern man has been sent by the government to be the governor in that region. He has been given wide-ranging power and authority and is not afraid to use it.

Actors : Marcel Bozzuffi, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Nello Pazzafini, Riccardo Salvino,
Directors : Domenico Paolella,

After criminal gangs wreak havoc in the streets of Italy, a take-no-guff police commissioner forms a highly trained band of motorcycle riding cops to stop them.

Actors : Claudia Cardinale, Giuliano Gemma, Francisco Rabal, Stefano Satta Flores,
Directors : Pasquale Squitieri,

Two friends grow up together in the Sicily of the '50s. Two different destiny, two different way of life. Could their friendship survive to the mafia shadow?

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 : 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 : K. Balaji, Surulirajan, Rajinikanth, Sridevi,
Directors : J. Mahendran,

A parsimonious Barbar must flee from the Police after meeting with a look-alike gangster.

Actors : Rajesh Khanna, Helen, Nanda, Rajendra Nath,
Directors : Ravikant Nagaich,

Hardworking, capable, honest and dedicated CBI inspector Shyam Kumar is assigned the case of bringing to justice the criminals behind the use of fake cheques to purchase commodities. The ...

Actors : Virna Lisi, Robert Hossein, Charles Aznavour, Albert Minski,
Directors : Sergio Gobbi,

Patterning himself after the American gangster John Dillinger, a criminal is tracked by a inspector, a former childhood friend.

Actors : Tony Vorno, William Conners, Mary McGee, Duncan McLeod,
Directors : John Hayes,

Down on his luck alcoholic longshoreman Michael Joseph Donovan finds himself in deep trouble after he racks up a huge debt to some vicious local mobsters. Donovan decides to go on the run, ...

Actors : Ann Perry, Harvey Shain, Roger Gentry, Marsha Jordan,
Directors : Donald A. Davis,

Two former models who are now special agents are on the trail of mobsters in possession of a music book that has the coded location of a chest of gold bullion.