Best Action movies of 1970s

Actors : Arthur Kennedy, Andrés García, Carroll Baker, Lionel Stander,
Directors : René Cardona Jr.,

An airplane goes down in the ocean during a storm and a few survivors find refuge on a small tour boat. Swept out to sea, these people slowly starve to death in the hot sun with barely any ...

Actors : Ryôhei Uchida, Gorô Ibuki, Tatsuo Endô, Tetsurô Tanba,
Directors : Teruo Ishii,

A nihilistic ronin joins the immoral Bohachi clan, which intends to take control over the local prostitution industry.

Actors : Clyde Ventura, Douglas Dirkson, Sam Gilman, Claudia Jennings,

Desiree lives deep in the swamp and supports herself and her siblings by poaching. Ben and deputy Billy hope to get a little sexual comfort from the "Cajun swamp rat" when they catch ...

Actors : Skip E. Lowe, John Daniels, Tanya Boyd, Joseph Carlo,
Directors : Greydon Clark,

A black hairstylist has sex with his female customers, and tries to keep the Mafia from taking over his business.

Actors : Meng Lo, Sheng Chiang, Feng Lu, Li Wang,
Directors : Cheh Chang,

The Wu Tang chief sends out his men, each of whom is given a symbol so they can recognize each other. The largest is given to Lee, whom the others are to obey.

Actors : Herbert Kerr, Casey Donovan, Cheri Caffaro, Duane Tucker,
Directors : Don Schain,

A rich society girl is recruited to go undercover and expose a drug/blackmail/prostitution ring in her small town.

Actors : Ling Chia, Jirô Yabuki, Aaron Banks, Etsuko Shiomi,

Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Chiba returns to his home in Japan, where he holds a press conference announcing his intention to wipe out the nation's drug industry. He also offers ...

Actors : Yun Ling, Tung-Shing Yee, On-On Yu, Ping Chen,
Directors : Yuen Chor,

The Third Master (Erh Tung Sheng, aka Derek Yee, in the role that launched his career) is considered to be the greatest sword master of the day. His displays of skill and strength bring ...

Actors : Marta Flores, Xabier Elorriaga, Frank Braña, Víctor Petit,
Directors : José Antonio de la Loma,

A gang of fifteen-year-old living in the suburbs of Barcelona have specialized in car theft. With that cars they are engaged in giving the "pull", storming shops to sell goods and attack ...

Actors : Lynn Redgrave, Horst Janson, Eli Wallach, Franco Nero,
Directors : Duccio Tessari,

A self-proclaimed Russian prince, a Mexican bandit and a radical Irish female journalist team up during the Mexican Revolution to find fortune and notoriety.

Actors : Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri, Mikkilineni, Harikrishna Nandamuri, Dhulipala,
Directors : Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri,

Abandoned at birth, brave and loyal Karna grows up to acquire skills as a warrior to battle the Pandavas.

Actors : David Chiang, Chung Wang, Kuan Tai Chen, Lung Ti,

Tells the story of the 108 Heroes who stood up against a corrupt government. Each hero has his own unique fighting skill, but they are all willing to die to uphold justice.

Actors : Rishi Kapoor, Kaajal Kiran, Amjad Khan, Tariq,
Directors : Nasir Hussain,

A businessman, an underachever, an heiress, her mobster father, his gang, his assistant and his father, and others hunt for a leather belt carrier containing a cache of diamonds which ...

Actors : Robert Ryan, Scott Wilson, Rod Steiger, Jeff Bridges,
Directors : Richard C. Sarafian,

In the early 1970s, a young woman passing through rural Tennessee unintentionally gets caught in a feud between two local neighboring clans, the Feathers and the Gutshalls.

Actors : Miki Sugimoto, Masami Sôda, Chiyoko Kazama, Reiko Ike,
Directors : Atsushi Mihori,

After her father is exploited and killed by a yakuza gang, a tough woman, fresh out of prison, exacts her revenge over said gang with the help of three girls she met in prison.

Actors : Peter Fonda, Chris Wiggins, Jerry Reed, Helen Shaver,
Directors : Peter Carter,

Two truck drivers fight off thugs who have been hired to drive them out of business.

Actors : Douglas Wilmer, Tony Haygarth, Carolyn Seymour, David Hemmings,
Directors : John Mackenzie,

A new school teacher learns that the previous teacher was killed by his pupils, and he fears the same will happen to him.

Actors : Alberto Dell'Acqua, Cüneyt Arkin, Gülsen Bubikoglu, Reza Fazeli,
Directors : Natuk Baytan,

Actors : Shin'ichi Chiba, Emi Shindô, Lun Chia, Etsuko Shiomi,
Directors : Yukio Noda,

Blood for Money! Sonny Chiba is "Golgo 13", a cold, calculating, ruthless assassin, working for the U.S. drug syndicate. His assignment: "take-out" Hong Kong's underworld kingpin. His only ...

Actors : Hoi Mang, Little Unicorn, Tina Chin-Fei, Yasuaki Kurata,
Directors : Ti Tang,

Unicorn travels to a village troubled by gangsters in search of revenge for the murder of his parents years before. The task is made more complicated when he befriends a middle-aged woman and her son who begin to admire and depend on him.