Best Crime movies of 1970s

Actors : Alberto Dalbés, Maribel Hidalgo, 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 : Bill Cosby, George Spell, Leif Erickson, Gloria Foster,
Directors : E.W. Swackhamer,

After the Civil War, a black ex-union soldier, his wife, and his son settle in Arizona Territory to homestead and build their lives. At first, Caleb Revers race doesn't seem to matter, but then things change.

Actors : Terry Camilleri, Bill Hunter, Zac Martin, Gary Foley,
Directors : Phillip Noyce,

A black and white lowlife duo drives around Australia's Outback in a stolen vehicle and finds trouble after trouble.

Actors : Jana Bellan, Timothy Brown, Geoffrey Land, Russ Tamblyn,
Directors : Al Adamson,

Kicks Carter, a streetwise Las Vegs cop, is out to shut down an upscale hotel that is actually a front for a host of illegal activities. A gang headed by the scuzzy Ziggy is running ...

Actors : Judith-Marie Bergan, Catherine Lacy, David Pendleton, Gregory Rozakis,
Directors : Joseph Zito,

Daughter of a wealthy family is kidnapped by left wing terrorists.

Actors : Wayne Crawford, Don Craig, Robin Hughes, Abe Zwick,
Directors : Thomas Casey,

Stanley and Paul, a pair of friends on the run from the law, rent a house in the suburbs, where they decide the best way to lay low is for Paul to dress as a woman and pretend to be ...

Actors : Victor Campos, Robert Donner, Neville Brand, Sherry Boucher,
Directors : George Peppard,

A man escapes from a Louisiana prison to be at the California hospital bedside of his ailing son.

Actors : Martin Potter, Judy Geeson, Alexis Kanner, Michael Redgrave,
Directors : Alan Gibson,

Unnaturally close, jet-setting twins become enmeshed in the Swinging London scene, where their relationship is strained after they befriend a predatory hustler and his girlfriend.

Actors : David Hyry, J. Craig Collicut, Carson Jackson, Jan Sisk,

Mayhem starts when a gang of bikers is accused of a sadistic rape in a small town.

Actors : Telly Savalas, Mark Lester, Franco Nero, Ely Galleani,
Directors : Silvio Narizzano,

Sadism and sleaze dominate this fast-paced film about the getaway aftermath of a heist-gone-wrong-turned-kidnapping.

Actors : Martin Balsam, Paola Pitagora, Adalberto Maria Merli, Terence Hill,
Directors : Eriprando Visconti,

Luisa Latin, betrayed by her husband, is imprisoned for the murder of her husband's mistress - who is still alive. When Luisa is released from prison, she kills her.

Actors : Ian McShane, Stephen Greif, Warren Clarke, Christopher Malcolm,
Directors : Francis Megahy,

A group of fascists plan to finance their work by pulling off a bank robbery.

Actors : Lieh Lo, Ching Chen, Ping Chen, Shen Chan,
Directors : Meng Hua Ho,

One night a textile worker is sexually assaulted by five deviants. The young lady tries to cope with the aftermath of this dramatic event but her life is ruined.

Actors : Ursula Andress, Fabio Testi, Eli Wallach, Massimo Girotti,
Directors : Maurizio Lucidi,

After robbing a jewellery shop in Canada, two Americans arrange a meeting near the US borders in order to split the loot. One of them has an accident with his car on his way there and gets ...

Actors : Van Johnson, Mario Merola, Biagio Pelligra, Maurizio Merli,
Directors : Umberto Lenzi,

Italian mobster, Michele Barresi heads for the safer climate of Brooklyn after his chief rival is gunned down in the small Sicilian town of Corleone. Commissioner Berni learns of his ...

Actors : Joe Don Baker, Gabriel Dell, John Marley, Conny Van Dyke,
Directors : Phil Karlson,

A gambler kills a sheriff in self defense. But as everyone in conspiring against him, he is condemned to a long sentence in prison.

Actors : Stockard Channing, Franklyn Ajaye, Richard Daughty, Sam Waterston,
Directors : Jerry Schatzberg,

A young woman with a long rap sheet who steals cars for a living is befriended by a public defender who tries to steer her straight. But her goal is to steal and subsequently sell enough ...

Actors : Ed Cambridge, D'Urville Martin, Billy Dee Williams, Celia Milius,
Directors : Oscar Williams,

Black revolutionaries take action in the white suburbs.

Actors : Brigitte Fossey, Walter Kohut, Dieter Laser, Helmut Griem,
Directors : Hans W. Geissendörfer,

A man is wrongfully imprisoned for five years. Once out, he hears about his wife's supposed adventures outside of their marriage and becomes increasingly jealous.

Actors : Ernest Borgnine, Ann Wedgeworth, Anita Dangler, Carroll O'Connor,
Directors : Ivan Passer,

In the crime-ridden 70's New York City, two cops have had enough. They, along with few other disgruntled people decide to take the things into their own hands.