Best Murder Mystery movies of 1970s

Actors : Anthony Zerbe, Barbara McNair, Sidney Poitier, Martin Landau,
Directors : Gordon Douglas,

In San Francisco, a high-priced call girl is murdered and the case is assigned to Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs.

Actors : Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Adrienne Corri, Peter Cushing,
Directors : Jim Clark,

A horror movie star returns to his famous role after years in a mental institution. But the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.

Actors : Joe Don Baker, Martin Balsam, John Saxon, Linda Evans,
Directors : Andrew V. McLaglen,

A sleazy, incompetent detective tries to simultaneously take down heroin dealers and a socialite who murdered a burglar.

Actors : Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Richard Boone, Candy Clark,
Directors : Michael Winner,

Grizzled American private detective in England investigates a complicated case of blackmail turned murder involving a rich but honest elderly general, his two loose socialite daughters, a pornographer and a gangster.

Actors : Jaya Bhaduri, Om Prakash, Pran, Amitabh Bachchan,
Directors : Prakash Mehra,

A tough and honest police officer clashes with a crime boss who, unbeknownst to him, happens to be his parents' murderer.

Actors : Sven Wollter, Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Håkan Serner, Thomas Hellberg,
Directors : Bo Widerberg,

Police lieutenant Nyman is murdered in his hospital bed and Martin Beck and his colleagues have another murder to solve. They discover that Nyman was a very tough policeman who received ...

Actors : Barbara McNair, Sheree North, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Sidney Poitier,
Directors : Don Medford,

In San Francisco, Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs helps a group of idealistic vigilantes expose a drug ring controlled by powerful businessmen.

Actors : Gloria Hendry, Fred Williamson, Julius Harris, Margaret Avery,
Directors : Larry Cohen,

A gangster in Harlem must rescue his ex-wife, who has been kidnapped by the Mafia.

Actors : Ralph Waite, William Smithers, Robert Hooks, Paul Winfield,
Directors : Ivan Dixon,

It seems that masked men are knocking over the floating crap games of Chalky and Pete. Chalky and Pete hire the cool, loose, elegant Mr. T to fix things. Then, the masked manipulators set ...

Actors : D'Urville Martin, Rudy Challenger, Pam Grier, Austin Stoker,
Directors : William Girdler,

A Chicago private detective returns back home to Louisville, Kentucky, to help her father fight mobsters.

Actors : Christine Kaufmann, Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, Adolfo Celi,
Directors : Gordon Hessler,

Paris...at the turn of the century. Inspector Vidocq investigates a series of unexplained murders at a Grand Guignol-type theatre...where the players have suddenly become real-life victims. Based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe.

Actors : Cameron Mitchell, Rip Torn, Stella Stevens, Jim Brown,
Directors : Jack Starrett,

Slaughter, a former Green Beret, avenges the killing of loved ones by the Mob, and in so doing is coerced by the Feds into traveling to Mexico to finish off surviving mobsters.

Actors : Jean-Louis Trintignant, Claudine Auger, Renato Salvatori, Alain Delon,
Directors : Jacques Deray,

This movie depicts the authentic story of the hunt for the dangerous criminal Emile Buisson, who escaped from prison in 1947. During three years Buisson manages to hide from detective ...

Actors : Bruno Cremer, Jean Négroni, Patrick Fierry, Jean-Paul Belmondo,
Directors : Philippe Labro,

L'Alpagueur is a free-lance spy from the French secret agency. He's put on the investigation about L'epervier, a serial-killer who employs young boys to help him robbing banks before ...

Actors : Marcel Bozzuffi, Lino Ventura, Paolo Bonacelli, Tino Carraro,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

A detective (inspector Rogas) is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some Supreme Court judges. During the investigation he discovers a complot that involves the Italian ...

Actors : Franco Fabrizi, Giovanna Ralli, Claudio Cassinelli, Mario Adorf,
Directors : Massimo Dallamano,

Police investigate apparent suicide of teen girl and uncover details of a teenage prostitution racket. They go on the hunt for a motorcycle riding killer.

Actors : Hector Elizondo, Susan Blakely, Michael Moriarty, Yaphet Kotto,
Directors : Milton Katselas,

Police officer Patty Butler, alias "Chicklet," is the live-in girlfriend of Thomas 'Stick' Henderson to gather evidence. Detective Bo Lockley is instructed to try to find her, not knowing she's also a cop.

Actors : Kurt Raab, Jeff Roden, Margit Carstensen, Ingrid Caven,
Directors : Ulli Lommel,

Story of a gay serial killer who murders young boys so he can serve them as dinner to his circle of fellow cannibals.

Actors : Percy Herbert, Carroll Baker, Lee Van Cleef, Stuart Whitman,
Directors : Alexander Singer,

A Native American born US Army officer, Captain Apache, investigating a murder, uncovers a presidential assassination plot.

Actors : Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow, Trevor Howard, Per Oscarsson,
Directors : Laslo Benedek,

A man named Salem escapes from an insane asylum where he was confined for an axe-murder. Falsely convicted under a plea of "guilty due to insanity", he does not plan to let his sister and ...