Best Gangster movies of 1970s

Actors : Alexandra Stewart, Sebastian Graham Jones, Bryan Marshall, Edward Judd,
Directors : Fons Rademakers,

A gang of wealthy ne'er do wells rape and terrorize women for fun and force their husbands to watch.

Actors : Randy Mewbourn, Bobby Watson, Paul Benefield, Don Watson,
Directors : Jim West,

A criminal gang bust two of their incarcerated colleagues out of jail in order for them to take on a high profile drug smuggling operation.

Actors : Richard Crenna, Linda Sorensen, Belinda Montgomery, Paul Williams,
Directors : George Mendeluk,

Sergeant Boyd's police search to find a sniper who has been shooting hookers.

Actors : Horst Janson, Patrizia Gori, Henry Silva, Herbert Fleischmann,
Directors : Jürgen Roland,

Mafia hot shot comes to Hamburg with the main intention of taking it over. However, the local German crime lord isn't particularly down with his plan and a bloody gang war ensues.

Actors : Lieux Dressler, John Martino, Claudia Jennings, Paul Carr,
Directors : Mark L. Lester,

A mother and daughter who run a brothel for truckers fight back when the Mafia tries to take over their operation.

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 : Frances E. Williams, Reginald Farmer, Frank DeKova, Paul Harris,
Directors : Bill Brame,

A numbers king pin tries to stay in business as the mafia and police close in around him.

Actors : Mitchi Love, Akane Kawasaki, Etsuko Shiomi, Miwa Cho,
Directors : Kazuhiko Yamaguchi,

When the crime boss has to pick one of his thugs for a fight he takes his knife, throws it to the roof and kills a butterfly with it, then the knife falls to one guy's shoulder and that's ...

Actors : Paul Nicholas, Gabriele Ferzetti, Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin,
Directors : Pierre Koralnik,

Serge Morgan is a killer working for the American Mafia. After performing a contract in New York for his employers, he takes the plane back to Paris and, during the flight, he gets to know ...

Actors : William Smith, Jennifer Billingsley, Ray Girardin, Jude Farese,
Directors : Jack Starrett,

Hollywood action film star Rafe Stoker has sunk $130,000 of his own money into his own production, but can't find legitimate financing to complete the film. His mob-connected investor ...

Actors : Keith Erickson, Jane Allyson, Jason Yukon, Orita De Chadwick,
Directors : William Rotsler,

Marco is the ambitious godson of a crime boss. His attempt to quickly rise to the top leads to his downfall.

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 : Jack Canon, Gladys Lavitan, Larry Lambeth, Leslie Rivers,
Directors : Frederick R. Friedel,

A woman living in a boarding house is kidnapped by a small-time criminal. Soon others in the gang try to take her away from him so they can get the ransom.

Actors : Louis Julien, Dora Doll, Carla Gravina, Alain Delon,
Directors : José Giovanni,

Under the influence of drugs, a teenager, Eddy, kills a policeman. His father, Jacques, pleads extenuating circumstances and nearly succeeds in gaining the confidence of the policeman's widow. But the press reveals that Jacques is an ex-gangster who has spent time in prison.

Actors : Rika Aoki, Kazuko Nagamoto, Masami Souda, Michi Nono,
Directors : Kô Nakahira,

First film of a trilogy following the dramatic life of Rika, a half-Japanese/half-American woman who becomes the tough-as-nails leader of an all-girl crime gang.

Actors : Paola Senatore, Richard Harrison, Marisa Laurito, Gabriele Tinti,
Directors : Mario Bianchi,

Montano's corpse is found after being kidnapped by Maurice. The police think then to use the same ways criminals use and to infiltrate Tony Lo Bianco in the gang. Tony is a former FBI agent...

Actors : Robert Hossein, Virna Lisi, Charles Aznavour, Albert Minski,
Directors : Sergio Gobbi,

Patterning himself after the American gangster John Dillinger, a criminal is tracked by a inspector, a former childhood friend.

Actors : Jenny Tamburi, George Eastman, Roberto Giraudo, Jack Palance,
Directors : Alfonso Brescia,

Dan Caputo arrives at New York to avenge the death of his father, an ex-cop who was involved in mob business.

Actors : Luciana Paluzzi, Lee J. Cobb, Enrico Maria Salerno, Jean Sorel,
Directors : Roberto Infascelli,

Commissioner Cardone arrives in a small town in North Italy, where he declares war to a criminal gang specialized in kidnapping of young rich boys; a war that may cost him both his job and his family.

Actors : Wei Ho Tu, Lau Chan, Charlie Chin, Yuen San Wong,
Directors : Dan Fan,

Young smuggler Koi Lah (Wai Wo To) battles his way up from the gutter until he witnesses a compromising incident involving the local mob boss. He decides to go straight and immediately ...