Best Action movies of 1972

Actors : Tsunehiko Watase, Shin'ichi Chiba, Reiko Ike, Tatsuya Fuji,
Directors : Buichi Saitô,

Attacking Asao Uchida's lonely, clifftop mansion in no-holds barred massacre.

Actors : David Chiang, Yasuaki Kurata, Lung Ti, Li Ching,
Directors : Cheh Chang,

Duel Of Fist was another hit from the "iron triangle" of director Chang Cheh and stars David Chiang and Ti Lung. And, as with all the director's classics, one good hit deserves another, so ...

Actors : Rakhee Gulzar, Bipin Gupta, Anwar Ali, Krishan Dhawan,
Directors : Ramanna,

Alcoholic womanizer Shyam meets with Shanti and gets married to her. On their wedding night, a friend of Shyam's lures Shanti away on the pretext that Shyam is hospitalized due to an ...

Actors : Bob Garrett, Tom Johnigarn, Oliver Aubrey, Hal Reed,
Directors : Tom Hanson,

A group of friends plan to smuggle a ton of marijuana from Mexico to the US by using a hot-air balloon.

Actors : Yang-ha Yun, Seong-ho Choi, Am Park, Jin Kyu Kim,
Directors : Jo-Myeong Jeon,

In 1581, the monk Seo-san predicts that the Japanese are planning an invasion of Korea. He goes to the king, suggesting that the kingdom build a stronger army, but he is thrown out of court...

Actors : Hannibal Penney, Burr DeBenning, Joanna Moore, William F. McGaha,
Directors : William F. McGaha,

Jesus Christ is born again on Earth. But his father is a hardcore Southern Baptist, and during his teen years, Jesus rebels, joining a biker gang and leading an LSD-fueled pilgrimage to "the West" to fight "the establishment."

Actors : Kwok Kuen Chan, Tien Lung Chen, Connie Chan, Kang-Yeh Cheng,
Directors : Yuen Chor,

The following content was provided by the publisher: In Shanghai, police are baffled by a cunning thief known as "The Lizard", a modern day Robin Hood who steals from the corrupt upper ...

Actors : Azar, Sanjeev Kumar, Mohamad Ali Fardin, Waheeda Rehman,
Directors : Tapi Chanakya,

Aarun lives a wealthy lifestyle in Tehran, Iran, along with his widowed mother, a younger brother, Naseer and his wife, Afzaan. One day he gets to witness a song and dancer number by an ...

Actors : Barry Chan, David Wei Tang, Chung-Erh Lung, Yuan Yi,
Directors : Min-Hsiung Wu,

Without a doubt one of the best bashers ever made. When our hero (Barry Chan) comes home from working, he finds his father and wife murdered, and a message written in blood. Its vengeance ...

Actors : Ryôhei Uchida, Yûjirô Ishihara, Mikio Narita, Ruriko Asaoka,
Directors : Toshio Masuda,

In the late Tokugawa period, the Edo government is using Spies from Iga Province to cause the downfall of innocent provincial Daimyo. The Shogun needs to claim the assets of fallen clans in order to boost the failing economies of Edo.

Actors : Lingfeng Shangguan, Lang-Fung Chang, Lenin Marlina, Deteso Tomo,
Directors : Sai King Yang,

When someone kills a woman's father and steals his sword, she sets off for revenge. She believes that Ghostly Face is the killer, but when she rescues a girl who was taken by raiders and ...

Actors : Ichirô Araki, Chiyoko Kazama, Reiko Ike, Asao Koike,
Directors : Noribumi Suzuki,

When two Girl Bosses fight each other over territory, their enmity is difficult to solve - they are equals in looks, strength, determination, and power of their respective girl gangs. So, ...

Actors : Yi Chang, Feng Hsu, Paul Chang, Yu Wang,
Directors : Teng Hung Hsu,

During the Sung dynasty, Ch'in Kuei, a corrupt premier, orders the arrest of Yüeh Fei, an heroic general. Ling Yu Fong, an idealistic follower of the general, recruits a small force to free...

Actors : Babalu, Dolphy, Panchito, Rosanna Ortiz,
Directors : Pablo Santiago,

The story comes from the classic novel by Francisco Baltazar (Ibong Adarna) about three brothers, Prinsipe Alfonso (Panchito), Prinsipe Albano (Babalu), and Prinsipe Adolfo (Dolphy). The ...

Actors : Ming Shih, Sing Chen, Yung Henry Yu, Wai-Man Chan,
Directors : Mar Lo,

Two trained ninja fighters take on a gang of thugs; a big city crime boss and his death and destruction.

Actors : Nancy Yen, Nan Chiang, Shang-Lin Chen, Chiang-Lung Wen,
Directors : Joseph Kuo,

Kon Loong, a rickshaw boy, learns kung-fu from master Auyang Tin-Kin, for three years of practice. Kon Loong is recognized as the best among all the students. One day, when the master is ...

Actors : Todd Susman, Dean Stockwell, Scott Brady, Patricia Stich,
Directors : Sutton Roley,

On his motorcycle Stein, a half-blood Indian, tries to stay out of the hands of the police, who are chasing him for accidentally killing a cop. Together with his friend Alan and a beautiful...

Actors : Asha Parekh, Ashok Kumar, Vijay Arora, Sulochana Latkar,
Directors : S.M. Sagar,

Noble and compassionate Thakur Virendra Singh lives a wealthy life-style with his wife, Ratna, and two sons, Suraj and Prakash. Suraj falls in love with their Munshi, Din Dayal's daughter, ...

Actors : Achala Sachdev, Jayant, Rakhee Gulzar, Jeetendra,
Directors : Atma Ram,

A series of unfortunate events cause a recent migrant into Bombay to turn to a life of crime.

Actors : Pino Colizzi, Mico Cundari, Riccardo Salvino, Giancarlo Prete,
Directors : Duccio Tessari,

The real-life courage and audacity of aeronautic acrobats whose ground life is often as exciting as flight maneuvers.