Best Action movies of 1970s

Actors : Jill Clayburgh, Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Patrick McGoohan,
Directors : Arthur Hiller,

On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.

Actors : Joseph Cotten, Lee Grant, Jack Lemmon, Olivia de Havilland,
Directors : Jerry Jameson,

Art thieves hijack a 747, hit fog and crash into the ocean, trapping them and the passengers under 100 feet of water.

Actors : Jack Hawkins, Orson Welles, Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer,
Directors : Sergey Bondarchuk,

Facing the decline of everything he has worked to obtain, conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte and his army confront the British at the Battle of Waterloo.

Actors : Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, Oliver Reed,
Directors : Richard Lester,

A young swordsman comes to Paris and faces villains, romance, adventure and intrigue with three Musketeer friends.

Actors : Bruce Lee, Dean Jagger, Gig Young, Colleen Camp,

A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.

Actors : Ali MacGraw, Burt Young, Ernest Borgnine, Kris Kristofferson,
Directors : Sam Peckinpah,

Truckers form a mile long "convoy" in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff...Based on the country song of same title by C.W. McCall.

Actors : Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, Jan-Michael Vincent, Brian Keith,
Directors : Hal Needham,

Hollywood aging stuntman Sonny Hooper wants to prove that he's still got what it takes to be a great professional in this risky and under-recognized line of work.

Actors : John Saxon, Richard Thomas, George Peppard, Robert Vaughn,

A young farmer sets out to recruit mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet, which is under threat of invasion by the evil tyrant Sador and his armada of aggressors.

Actors : Victor Izay, Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Clark Howat,
Directors : Tom Laughlin,

Ex-Green Beret hapkido expert saves wild horses from being slaughtered for dog food and helps protect a desert "freedom school" for runaway.

Actors : Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, Tyne Daly, Lee Remick,
Directors : Don Siegel,

A Russian officer is sent to USA to try and stop sleeper agents who will mindlessly attack government entities when they hear certain coded words.

Actors : Chia Yung Liu, Lieh Lo, Chia-Hui Liu, Norman Chu,
Directors : Chia-Liang Liu,

A man studies kung fu at the Shaolin Temple to fight back against the oppressive Manchu government.

Actors : Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Keenan Wynn, Jan-Michael Vincent,
Directors : Michael Winner,

An aging hitman befriends a young man who wants to be a professional killer. Eventually it becomes clear that someone has betrayed them.

Actors : Frank Adu, Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, Anthony Franciosa,
Directors : Barry Shear,

Two New York City cops go after amateur crooks who are trying to rip off the Mafia and start a gang war.

Actors : Burt Lancaster, John Colicos, Paul Scofield, Alain Delon,
Directors : Michael Winner,

During the Cold War, the CIA orders free-lance operative Scorpio to assassinate his former CIA mentor Cross and a deadly cat-and-mouse game ensues.

Actors : Peter Fonda, Loretta Swit, Lara Parker, Warren Oates,
Directors : Jack Starrett,

Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.

Actors : Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman, Murray Hamilton, Anthony Franciosa,
Directors : Stuart Rosenberg,

A big-city private detective travels to the Deep South to help out an old girlfriend who is worried that her husband will find out that she is cheating on him.

Actors : Candice Bergen, Ben Johnson, Gene Hackman, James Coburn,
Directors : Richard Brooks,

A group of ex-rough riders, an ex-prostitute and a gunfighter enter a horse race in the desert.

Actors : Dean Jones, Don Knotts, Jacques Marin, Julie Sommars,
Directors : Vincent McEveety,

Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, is racing in the Monte Carlo Rally. Unbeknownst to Herbie's driver, thieves have hidden a cache of stolen diamonds in Herbie's gas tank, and are now trying to get them back.

Actors : Bo Svenson, Michael Pergolani, Fred Williamson, Peter Hooten,
Directors : Enzo G. Castellari,

In 1944, in France, the rogue American soldiers Lieutenant Robert Yeager, Private Fred Canfield, the murderer Tony, the thief Nick and the coward Berle are transported to a military prison....

Actors : Masaaki Daimon, Meiko Kaji, Miyoko Akaza, Toshio Kurosawa,
Directors : Toshiya Fujita,

A young girl is born and raised to be an instrument of revenge.