Best Mystery movies of 1970s

Actors : Sylvia Kristel, David Rappaport, Rutger Hauer, Rita Tushingham,
Directors : Paul de Lussanet,

A wealthy visitor to a small town befriends a midget and gets involved with two women as his behaviour becoming ever stranger.

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 : 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 : Maribel Hidalgo, Alberto Dalbés, Evelyne Scott, William Berger,
Directors : Jesús Franco,

Horror mystery about the residents of a Louisiana castle who are being murdered by a masked killer. When the family arrives for the reading of Marion's will, his wife is strapped to the ...

Actors : Boris Plotnikov, Igor Klass, Aleksandr Kharitonov, Elena Dimitrova,
Directors : Valeri Rubinchik,

A mystical drama based on a story by V. Korotkevich. The film is set in out-of-the-way Belarusian woodlands at the end of the 19th century. A young ethnographer, Andrej Bielarecki, comes here to research local folk legends.

Actors : Milena Zahrynowska, Klára Jerneková, Lubomír Kostelka, Radovan Lukavský,
Directors : Pavel Jurácek,

Lemuel Gulliver (Lubomír Kostelka) has had a car accident and continues his journey across the unknown countryside on foot. On the road he finds a dead rabbit dressed like a man and takes a...

Actors : Krista Nell, Patrizia Webley, Femi Benussi, Giacomo Rossi Stuart,
Directors : Alfredo Rizzo,

Gothic lesbians prowl the corridors of a miserable little castle in Italy and fall prey to a deranged count with resplendent canine gnashers, a ghostly white complexion and the personality of Atilla the Hun.

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 : Hiroshi Chô, Renji Ishibashi, Kyôichi Mizuki, Junko Miyashita,
Directors : Noboru Tanaka,

The landlord of a boarding house in 1923 Tokyo, is keen on spying on the bizarre close encounters taking place beneath his roof. One day he sees a prostitute killing a customer, and decides he's found his soulmate.

Actors : Barry Newman, Diana Muldaur, Robert Colbert, Harold Gould,
Directors : Sidney J. Furie,

Tony Petrocelli, a bright young lawyer practicing in the rich cattle town of Baker, becomes embroiled in a murder case.

Actors : Charles Janssens, Cox Habbema, Hugo Metsers, Willeke van Ammelrooy,
Directors : Harry Kümel,

Actors : Rosemary Dexter, Adolfo Celi, Horst Frank, Sybil Danning,
Directors : Mario Caiano,

A woman searches for her missing lover, a psychiatrist who has suddenly vanished for no apparent reason. She ends up at a villa populated by a group of eccentric individuals. A string of murders commence immediately.

Actors : Claudine Gabay, Noëlle Chatelet, Delphine Seyrig, Gérard Depardieu,
Directors : Marguerite Duras,

In response to her new friend's queries, Vera recounts the story of her life, beginning with marrying her no-good husband Cayre (Gerard Depardieu), who has been using her for some time to keep his failing building business afloat.

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 : 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 : Mi-hye Kwon, Jeong-cheol Kim, Hwa-shi Lee, Yun-seok Choi,
Directors : Ki-young Kim,

An investor planning on developing a tourist resort begins an investigation into the legends of the mysterious Io Island in the hope of exploiting its unspoiled beauty.

Actors : James Mason, Jack MacGowran, Irene Tsu, Jeff Bridges,
Directors : Burgess Meredith,

Buddha has the power to change the nature of a person into their opposite. He uses this power only when the world is in danger. When a villain obtains plans that could be used for peace or war, Buddha turns him into a good guy. Now what?

Actors : Klaus Kinski, Hiram Keller, Tina Aumont, Fons Rademakers,
Directors : Sandy Whitelaw,

A doctor trying to develop a serum to lengthen life tries his formula out on the unsuspecting residents of an old-age home.

Actors : David Chiang, Yi Chang, Lieh Lo, Yu Wang,

The martial world is now awash in one-armed knights, who aren't inclined to make any permanent alliances among themselves.

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