Best Mystery movies of 1970s

Actors : Howard Ross, Irina Demick, Pilar Velázquez, Robert Hoffmann,
Directors : Alfonso Brescia,

An investigator is assigned to investigate a man's family after he is found dead only hours after taking out a million dollar insurance policy.

Actors : Elsa Cárdenas, Blue Demon, Mil Máscaras, Santo,
Directors : Federico Curiel,

Actors : Maurizio Degli Esposti, Lucia Bosé, Tina Aumont, Rosaria,
Directors : Giulio Questi,

A Sicilian widow earns her living as a clairvoyant, in Milan, but she hasn't got any power at all. Her son instead holds supernatural powers and with the help of his mother he becomes a ...

Actors : Renzo Montagnani, Salvatore Puntillo, Bedy Moratti, Eva Czemerys,
Directors : Francesco Mazzei,

A sexually-promiscuous priest is stabbed to death inside a church.

Actors : Mariya Kapnist, Natalya Petrova, Vladimir Fyodorov, Valeri Kozinets,
Directors : Aleksandr Ptushko,

Based on Russian poet Alexander Pushkin's fairy tale poem of the same name. In the midst of the wedding party of Prince Ruslan and Ludmila, Ludmila is kidnapped by an evil sorcerer. Her ...

Actors : Elisa Montés, Barbara Rütting, Fred Williams, Horst Tappert,
Directors : Jesús Franco,

A London slasher pack the suitcases of his victims before stabbing them to death in this adaptation of Edgar Wallace's 'Secret of the Black Suitcases.'

Actors : Kathryn Walker, William Prince, Jon Cypher, John Marley,
Directors : Ernest Pintoff,

A homicide detective goes after a woman-hating serial killer, who uses knives to murder his victims.

Actors : Roddy McDowall, Elsa Lanchester, Shani Wallis, Stella Stevens,
Directors : Georg Fenady,

Upon his death, Arnold marries his lover, Karen, in spite of his widow, and leaves deathtraps accompanied by audiotapes and his preserved and articulate corpse for those who cared only for his money.

Actors : Rosanna Schiaffino, Richard Crenna, Stephen Boyd, Farley Granger,
Directors : Peter Collinson,

An amnesiac gunfighter, aided by a sympathetic outlaw, tries to discover his own identity and past.

Actors : Jaya Bhaduri, Iftekhar, Sanjeev Kumar, Asrani,
Directors : Raghunath Jhalani,

A writer rescues a young woman lying injured on the road. She awakens with amnesia, but insists that she is the writer's wife. Is she the victim or the perpetrator of a devious plot?

Actors : Patricia Neal, Cloris Leachman, Bobby Darin, Tessa Dahl,
Directors : Darren McGavin,

Also known as "Run Stranger Run", this small film centres round an adopted teen who runs away to what he believes to be his birth town and mother... See full synopsis »

Actors : Perla Cristal, Jean Seberg, Marisol, Barry Stokes,
Directors : Juan Antonio Bardem,

A serial killer uses a scythe to slash his murder victims--or maybe it's *her* murder victims?

Actors : Elsa Lanchester, Maurice Evans, Ray Milland, John Carradine,
Directors : Georg Fenady,

The murder of a Wax Museum proprietor and some other strange goings-on in the vicinity prompt a police investigator to determine whether the killer is one of the principles who wants to own...

Actors : Luciana Paluzzi, George Hamilton, Cameron Mitchell, Thodoros Roubanis,
Directors : Gordon Hessler,

In Greece, a stewardess is murdered by a masked maniac. Suspicion falls on a drunken American playboy (George Hamilton) and a murderous gangster (Cameron Mitchell).

Actors : Michel Galabru, Dani, Henri Guybet, Jean Lefebvre,
Directors : Georges Lautner,

The sleepy little village of Loubressac is well on its way to becoming a ghost town. To save the town, the local citizenry hatch a plan to attract tourists. To their horror, the plan ...

Actors : Ivano Staccioli, Gianni Garko, Carroll Baker, Pilar Velázquez,
Directors : Gianfranco Piccioli,

A wealthy doctor Andrea Valenti (Gianni Garko) accidentally kills his mistress, then the doctor falls victim of blackmail.

Actors : John Scanlon, Angelo Infanti, Rosalba Neri, Daniela Giordano,
Directors : William Rose,

A sadistic killer cult kidnaps and sacrifices beautiful women. A young girl, just paroled from prison, moves into a strange house and appears to be the cult's next victim.

Actors : Marcel Bozzuffi, Charlotte Rampling, Michael Lonsdale, David Birney,
Directors : Geoffrey Reeve,

American Neil Bowman is traveling through France when he meets British photographer Lila. They are hired by French land owner Duc de Croyter to escort a Hungarian scientist to New York. But...

Actors : Joel Grey, Dorothy Tristan, Elizabeth Wilson, Cliff Robertson,
Directors : Frank Perry,

A small-town police chief investigating a murder is offered help by a self-described psychic. However, when the chief discovers that the "psychic" is in possession of information known only...

Actors : Moushumi Chatterjee, Satyendra Kapoor, Madan Puri, Amitabh Bachchan,
Directors : Narendra Bedi,

After helping a stabbing victim to the hospital, a man begins to receive anonymous threats. The only way to save his wife and child is to unravel the mystery of the killer's identity.