Best Action movies of 1972

Actors : Max Alvarado, Vic Vargas, Boots Anson-Roa, Eddie Garcia,
Directors : Ishmael Bernal,

A re-telling of Artemio Ricarte, a Filipino patriot who fought against the Spanisha nd later Americans. He was later supported by the Japanese during WWII. Nickname was "El Vibora" (the Viper).

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 : Rajendra Kumar, Dara Singh, Dharmendra, Mala Sinha,
Directors : Ramanand Sagar,

India is in a state of war with Japan and former Colonel Kapoor's sons, Rajan and Ram are both with the Indian Armed Forces. While Rajan is a Wing Commander with the Indian Air Force, Ram ...

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 : Pugak, Chiquito, Rolando Gonzales, Tintoy,
Directors : Jun Gallardo,

With his face he clowns with his fist he kills.

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 : Hsiao-Ping Yang, Peng Tien, Yuan Yi, Ching Ching Chang,

During WWII the Japanese occupied most of China and used the people for forced labor. They were notoriously cruel and some Chinese rose in resistance.

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 : Hee-ra Kim, Dong-hwi Jang, No-shik Park, Mi-yeong Kim,
Directors : Sang-hun Mun,

Kang Jin-kyu is imprisoned for killing a man who had wronged him. However, his mental anguish increases when he learns that his son has betrayed him and joined the gang of his enemy.

Actors : Heena Kausar, Jeevan, Babita Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor,
Directors : Adurthi Subba Rao,

Ratan (Randhir Kapoor) is an illeterate horse carriage driver, who has dedicated his life to provide for his sister, Padma's (Hina Kauser) education. He meets with a gypsy girl Kohili (...

Actors : Nazima, Rekha, Vinod Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha,
Directors : Kewal Misra,

Two young people having sworn to eliminate each other for own reasons become friends, chums without knowing the identity. Both have taken each ones beloved as sister and strive to protect ...

Actors : Tammy Gibbs, Misty Rowe, Nick Klar, Linda Avery,

Maggie learns she's pregnant so she runs away from home. Before long she gets involved with some other girls on their own who have found a way of supporting themselves. She joins them in ...

Actors : Rekha, Madan Puri, Vijay Anand, Dev Kumar,
Directors : Gogi Anand,

Ajay Arya passionately loves Sonia and will do anything to marry her. But Sonia breaks his heart and marries a older but much wealthier man by the name of Maganbhai. Unable to get Sonia out...

Actors : Jaya Bhaduri, Asha Parekh, Tun Tun, Dharmendra,
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 : No-shik Park, Mu-ryong Choi, Ji-mee Kim,
Directors : No-shik Park,

Park Dong-geun is falsely accused of a crime by Yu-jin. During his arrest by the police, Dong-geun loses his hearing. His sister, Kyeong-ah, attempts to exact revenge on Yu-jin but she is ...

Actors : Hristos Nomikos, Kostas Karagiorgis, 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 : Rekha, Ashok Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Sharad Kumar,
Directors : A. Veerappan,

Disciplinarian Shanti Swaroop (Ashok Kumar) alienates himself from his wife Urmilla (Indrani Mukherjee); son, Ravi (Sunil Dutt), and daughter, Roopa (Yogeeta Bali). His wife passes away, ...

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 : Szu Shih, Hua Yueh, Mei Sheng Fan, Yanyan Chen,
Directors : Feng Yueh,

The lethal Shih Szu as the title swordswoman, who is out to avenge her father's death at the mid-autumn festival.

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.