List of action films of the 1970s


This is chronological list of action films released in the 1970s. Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between action and other genres ; the list should attempt to document films which are more closely related to action, even if they bend genres.
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/notes
1970----
A Taste of Cold SteelFeng YuehChang Yi, Essie Lin Chia, Chan Hung-lit, Ku Feng, Wu Ma, Sammo HungHong KongMartial arts film
AirportGeorge SeatonBurt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean SebergUnited States
Brothers FiveLo WeiCheng Pei-pei, Chin Han, Chang YiHong KongMartial arts film
Cold BladeYuen ChorHong Kong
Cold SweatTerence YoungCharles Bronson, Liv Ullmann, Jill IrelandFrance
Italy		Action thriller
Cotton Comes to HarlemOssie DavisGodfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin LockhartUnited StatesAction comedy
King EagleChang ChehTi Lung, Li Ching, Yuen Woo-pingHong KongMartial arts film
The Chinese BoxerJimmy Wang YuJimmy Wang Yu, Lo Lieh, Wang PingHong KongMartial arts film
The Heroic OnesChang ChehDavid Chiang, Chin Han, Ti LungHong KongMartial arts film
The Wandering SwordsmanChang ChehDavid Chiang, Lily Li, Wu Ma, Bolo YeungHong KongMartial arts film
VengeanceChang ChehDavid Chiang, Ti LungHong KongMartial arts film
1971----
Blood of the DragonKao Pao-shuJimmy Wang Yu, Lung Fei, Chiao ChiaoHong KongMartial arts film
Diamonds Are ForeverGuy HamiltonSean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray
Dirty HarryDon SiegelClint Eastwood, Andy Robinson, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, John Vernon, John Larch, John Mitchum, Woodrow Parfrey, Josef Sommer, Mae Mercer, Albert Popwell, Lyn Edgington, Ruth Kobart, Lois Foraker, William Paterson, Debralee ScottUnited StatesAction thriller
Duel of FistsChang ChehDavid Chiang, Ti LungHong KongMartial arts film
Le MansLee H. KatzinSteve McQueen, Siegfried Rauch, Elga AndersenUnited States
ShaftGordon ParksRichard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Gwen MitchellUnited States
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss SongMelvin Van PeeblesMelvin Van Peebles, Simon Chuckster, Hubert ScalesUnited StatesAction thriller
The Ammunition HuntersFung Chi KongChen ChenHong Kong
The Anonymous HeroesChang ChehDavid Chiang, Ti Lung, Ku FengHong KongAction comedy
The Big BossLo WeiBruce Lee, Maria YiHong KongMartial arts film
The Deadly DuoChang ChehDavid Chiang, Ti Lung, Ku FengHong KongMartial arts film
The French ConnectionWilliam FriedkinGene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frédéric de Pasquale, Bill Hickman, Ann Rebbot, Harold Gary, Arlene Farber, Eddie Egan, André Ernotte, Sonny Grosso, Alan WeeksUnited StatesAction thriller
The DuelChang ChehDavid Chiang, Ti Lung, Wang PingHong KongMartial arts film
The New One-Armed SwordsmanChang ChehDavid Chiang, Ti Lung, Lee ChingHong KongMartial arts film
The Omega ManBoris SagalCharlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind CashUnited StatesScience fiction action
The Shadow WhipLo WeiCheng Pei-pei, Hua Yueh, Li Jen HoHong KongMartial arts film
The Water MarginChang ChehDavid Chiang, Tetsurō TambaHong KongMartial arts film
THX 1138George LucasRobert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Maggie McOmie, Don Pedro Colley, Ian Wolfe, Marshall Efron, Sid Haig, John Pearce, James WheatonUnited StatesScience fiction action
Vanishing PointRichard C. SarafianBarry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger, Victoria Medlin, Karl Swenson, Lee Weaver, John Amos, Tom Reese, Paul Koslo, Robert Donner, Owen Bush, Bill Drake, Severn Darden, Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett, Bekka Bramlett, Rita Coolidge, Patrice Holloway, David Gates, Anthony James, Timothy ScottUnited StatesAction thriller
1972----
Angry GuestChang ChehDavid Chiang, Ti Lung, Ching LiHong KongMartial arts film
Boxer From ShantungChang ChehDavid ChiangHong KongMartial arts film
Delightful ForestChang ChehTi Lung, Chiang Nan, Kong LingHong KongMartial arts film
Shunya ItoMeiko Kaji, Kayoko Shiraishi, Fumio WatanabeJapanAction thriller
Fist of FuryLo WeiBruce Lee, Nora Miao, Tien Feng, James Tien, Lo WeiHong KongMartial arts film
Five Fingers of DeathCheng Chang HoLo Lieh, Chao Hsiung, Wang Ching-FengHong KongMartial arts film
Four RidersChang ChehDavid Chiang, Ti LungHong KongMartial arts film
FuzzRichard A. CollaBurt Reynolds, Raquel Welch, Yul Brynner, Tom Skerritt, Jack Weston, James McEachin, Bert Remsen, Steve Ihnat, Peter Bonerz, Don Gordon, Dan Frazer, Norman Burton, Charles Tyner, Neile Adams, Tamara Dobson, Charles Martin SmithUnited StatesAction comedy
Man of IronChang ChehChen Kuan-tai, Ching Li, Wong ChungHong Kong
One Armed BoxerJimmy Wang YuJimmy Wang Yu, Jackie ChanChinaMartial arts film
Shaft's Big ScoreGordon ParksRichard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Drew Bundi BrownUnited States
SlaughterJack StarrettJim Brown, Rip Torn, Norman AlfeUnited StatesAction thriller
The 14 AmazonsGang ChengLisa Lu, Ivy Ling Po, Chen Yen-yenHong Kong
The GetawaySam PeckinpahSteve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Sally Struthers, Al Lettieri, Slim Pickens, Richard Bright, Jack Dodson, Dub Taylor, Bo Hopkins, Roy JensonUnited StatesAction thriller
The Legend of Nigger CharleyMartin GoldmanThomas Anderson, Don Pedro Colley, Jerry GatlinUnited States
The Outside ManJacques DerayJean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret, Roy ScheiderFrance
Italy		Action thriller
The Poseidon AdventureRonald Neame, Irwin AllenGene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell, Eric Shea, Leslie Nielsen, Fred Sadoff, Sheila Mathews, John Crawford, Bob HastingsUnited States
Way of the DragonBruce LeeBruce Lee, Nora Miao, Chuck NorrisHong KongMartial arts film
1973----
Charley VarrickDon SiegelWalter Matthau, Andy Robinson, Joe Don Baker, John Vernon, Sheree North, Felicia Farr, Norman Fell, Woodrow Parfrey, William Schallert, Jacqueline Scott, Benson Fong, Marjorie Bennett, Joe Conforte, Tom Tully, Kathleen O'MalleyUnited StatesAction thriller
Cleopatra JonesJack StarrettTamara Dobson, Bernie Casey, Brenda SykesUnited States
CoffyJack HillPam Grier, Booker Bradshaw, Robert DoQuiUnited States
Detroit 9000Arthur MarksRudy Challenger, Scatman Crothers, Ella EdwardsUnited StatesAction thriller
Electra Glide in BlueJames William GuercioRobert Blake, Billy "Green" Bush, Mitchell Ryan, Jeannine Riley, Elisha Cook, Royal Dano, Hawk Wolinski, Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, Lee Loughnane, Walter Parazaider, Michael Butler, Nick NolteUnited States
Enter the DragonRobert ClouseBruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim KellyUnited StatesMartial arts film
Hell Up in HarlemLarry Cohen, Janelle CohenFred Williamson, Julius Harris, Gloria HendryUnited StatesAction thriller
Hit!Sidney J. FurieBilly Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, Paul HamptonUnited States
Le MagnifiquePhilippe de BrocaJean-Paul Belmondo, Jacqueline Bisset, Vittorio CaprioliFrance
Italy
Milano RoventeUmberto LenziAntonio Sabàto, Sr., Marisa MellItalyAction thriller
Japan SinksShiro Moritani, Ayumi Ishida, Keiju KobayashiHiroshi FujiokaJapan
Live and Let DieGuy HamiltonRoger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane SeymourUnited KingdomAction thriller
Magnum ForceTed PostClint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, David Soul, Tim Matheson, Kip Niven, Robert Urich, Felton Perry, Mitchell Ryan, Margaret Avery, Bob McClurg, John Mitchum, Albert Popwell, Richard Devon, Christine White, Tony Giorgio, Maurice Argent, Suzanne SomersUnited StatesAction thriller
Savage!Cirio SantiagoAura Aurea, Vic Diaz, Lada EdmundMexico
Shaft in AfricaJohn GuillerminRichard Roundtree, Frank Finlay, Vonetta McGeeUnited StatesAction thriller
Slaughter's Big Rip-OffGordon DouglasJim Brown, Ed McMahonUnited StatesAction thriller
That Man BoltHenry Levin, David Lowell RichKen Kazama, Fred Williamson, Byron WebsterUnited StatesMartial arts film
The Black SixMatt CimberGene Washington, Mercury Morris, Willie LanierUnited States
The Blood BrothersChang ChehDavid Chiang, Ti Lung, Ching LiHong KongMartial arts film
The CraziesGeorge A. RomeroEdith Bell, Lane Carroll, Will DisneyUnited StatesAction thriller
The Flash LegsWu MaTan Tao-liang, Lo Lieh, Ouyang Sha-feiHong KongMartial arts film
The Mackintosh ManJohn HustonPaul Newman, Dominique Sanda, James Mason, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Michael Hordern, Nigel Patrick, Peter Vaughan, Roland Culver, Percy Herbert, Robert Lang, Leo Genn, Jenny Runacre, John Bindon, Hugh Manning, Wolfe Morris, Noel PurcellUnited KingdomAction thriller
The No Mercy ManDaniel VanceSteve Sandor, Rockne Tarkington, Sid HaigUnited StatesAction thriller
The PirateChang ChehTi Lung, David Chiang, Dean ShekHong KongMartial arts film
The Spook Who Sat By the DoorIvan DixonLawrence CookUnited States
The Stone KillerMichael WinnerCharles Bronson, Martin Balsam, David Sheiner, Norman Fell, Ralph Waite, Paul Koslo, Stuart Margolin, Jack Colvin, John RitterUnited States
WestworldMichael CrichtonYul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin, Alan Oppenheimer, Victoria Shaw, Dick Van Patten, Linda Scott, Steve Franken, Michael Mikler, Terry Wilson, Majel Barrett, Anne Randall, Nora Marlowe, Charles SeelUnited StatesScience fiction action
White LightningJoseph SargentBurt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, Matt Clark, Louise Latham, Diane Lad, R. G. Armstrong, Conlan Carter, Dabbs Greer, Lincoln Demyan, John Steadman, Iris Korn, Stephanie Burchfield, Barbara Muller, Laura DernUnited StatesAction thriller
1974----
99 and 44/100% DeadJohn FrankenheimerRichard Harris, Edmond O'Brien, Bradford DillmanUnited States
Airport 1975Jack SmightCharlton Heston, Karen Black, George KennedyUnited StatesDisaster film
Bamboo Gods and Iron MenCesar Gallardo, Cirio SantiagoShirley WashingtonPhilippinesMartial arts film
Black Belt JonesRobert ClouseJim Kelly, Gloria Hendry, Scatman CrothersUnited StatesMartial arts film
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaSam PeckinpahWarren Oates, Isela Vega, Robert Webber, Gig Young, Helmut Dantine, Emilio Fernández, Kris Kristofferson, Donnie FrittsUnited StatesAction thriller
BustingPeter HyamsElliott Gould, Robert Blake, Allen GarfieldUnited States
Dirty Mary, Crazy LarryJohn HoughPeter Fonda, Susan George, Adam Roarke, Vic Morrow, Kenneth Tobey, Lynn Borden, Adrianne Herman, James W. Gavin, Roddy McDowallUnited States
EarthquakeMark RobsonCharlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene, Geneviève Bujold, Richard Roundtree Marjoe Gortner, Barry Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan, Victoria Principal Walter Matthau, Monica Lewis, Gabriel Dell, Pedro Armendáriz, Jr., Lloyd Gough, John Randolph, Kip Niven, Scott Hylands, Tiger Williams, Donald Moffat, Jesse Vint, Alan Vint, John S. Ragin, George Murdock, Donald Mantooth, Bob Cunningham, John Dennis, Gene Dynarski, Hard Boiled HaggertyUnited StatesDisaster film
Emergency SquadStelvio MassiTomas Milian, Gastone Moschin, Raymond LovelockItalyAction thriller
Teruo IshiiSonny Chiba, Makoto Satō, Eiji GoJapanAction comedy, martial arts film
Five Shaolin MastersChang ChehDavid Chiang, Ti Lung, Alexander Fu ShengHong KongMartial arts film
Freebie and the BeanRichard RushJames Caan, Alan Arkin, Loretta Swit, Jack Kruschen, Alex Rocco, Mike Kellin, Paul Koslo, Valerie Harper, Linda Marsh, Christopher Morley, Maurice ArgentUnited StatesAction comedy
Gone in 60 SecondsH.B. HalickiHal McClain, Markos Kotsikos, Jonathan E. FrickeUnited StatesAction thriller
Heroes TwoChang ChehAlexander Fu Sheng, Chen Kuan-taiHong KongMartial arts film
JuggernautRichard LesterRichard Harris, Omar Sharif, David HemmingsUnited KingdomAction thriller
Mr. MajestykRichard FleischerCharles Bronson, Al Lettieri, Linda Cristal, Lee Purcell, Paul Koslo, Taylor Lacher, Frank Maxwell, Alejandro ReyUnited StatesAction thriller
PolicewomenLee FrostJeanie Bell, Wes Bishop, Sondra CurrieUnited States
Sister Street FighterKazuhiko YamaguchiSue Shiomi, Sonny ChibaJapan
StoneSandy HarbuttKen Shorter, Sandy HarbuttAustralia
The Black GodfatherJohn EvansDon Chastain, Damu KingUnited States
The Man with the Golden GunGuy HamiltonRoger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt EklandUnited KingdomAction thriller
The ExecutionerTeruo IshiiSonny Chiba, Makoto Satō, Yasuaki Kurata, Shozo SaijoJapanMartial arts film
The Savage FiveChang ChehDavid Chiang, Ti Lung, Chen Kuan-taiHong KongMartial arts film
The Stranger and the GunfighterAntonio MargheritiLee Van Cleef, Lo Lieh, Julian UgarteItaly
Spain
France
Hong Kong		Martial arts film
Street LawEnzo G. CastellariFranco NeroItalyAction thriller
The Street FighterShigehiro OzawaSonny Chiba, Gerald Yamada, Tony CeteraJapanMartial arts film
The Super CopsGordon ParksRon Leibman, David Selby, Sheila FrazierUnited States
The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeJoseph SargentWalter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Héctor Elizondo, Earl Hindman, James Broderick, Dick O'Neill, Lee Wallace, Tony Roberts, Doris Roberts, Jerry Stiller, Nathan George, Beatrice Winde, Rudy Bond, Kenneth McMillan, Julius HarrisUnited StatesAction thriller
The Towering InfernoIrwin Allen, John GuillerminPaul Newman, Steve McQueen, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Richard Chamberlain, Jennifer Jones, O. J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Flannery, Sheila Matthews Allen, Norman Burton, Jack Collins, Don Gordon, Felton Perry, Gregory Sierra, Dabney Coleman, Elizabeth Rogers, Mike Lookinland, William Bassett, John CrawfordUnited States
TNT JacksonCirio SantiagoJeanie Bell, Stan Shaw, Pat AndersonUnited StatesAction thriller
Truck TurnerJonathan KaplanIsaac Hayes, Yaphet KottoUnited StatesAction thriller
1975----
All Men Are BrothersChang ChehDavid Chiang, Ti Lung, Bolo YeungHong KongMartial arts film
Boss NiggerJack ArnoldFred Williamson, William Smith, Elizabeth SaxonUnited StatesAction thriller
BranniganDouglas HickoxJohn Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, Mel Ferrer, John Vernon, Daniel Pilon, Ralph Meeker, Lesley Anne Down, Barry Dennen, John Stride, James Booth, Arthur Batanides, Pauline Delaney, Del Henney, Brian Glover, Don Henderson, Tony RobinsonUnited KingdomAction thriller
BreakoutTom GriesCharles Bronson, Robert Duvall, Jill Ireland, John Huston, Randy Quaid, Sheree North, Alejandro Rey, Emilio Fernández, Paul Mantee, Alan Vint, Roy JensonUnited StatesAction thriller
BucktownArthur MarksFred Williamson, Pam Grier, Thalmus RasulalaUnited States
Champion of DeathKazuhiko YamaguchiSonny ChibaJapanMartial arts film
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of GoldChuck BailTamara Dobson, Magali Noël, Janet AgrenHong Kong
United States
Cover Girl ModelsCirio SantiagoPat Anderson, Lindsay Bloom, Rhonda Leigh HopkinsUnited States
Philippines
Death Race 2000Paul BartelDavid Carradine, Simone Griffeth, Sylvester StalloneUnited StatesScience fiction action
Disciples of ShaolinChang ChehAlexander Fu Sheng, Kuan-Chun Chi, Ming Li ChenHong KongMartial arts film
DolemiteD'Urville MartinD'Urville Martin, Rudy Ray Moore, Lady ReedUnited StatesAction comedy
Fear Over the CityHenri VerneuilJean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Denner, Adalberto Maria MerliFrance
Italy		Action thriller
French Connection IIJohn FrankenheimerGene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson, Philippe Léotard, Ed Lauter, Charles Millot, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Cathleen NesbittUnited StatesAction thriller
Hard TimesWalter HillCharles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Strother Martin, Robert Tessier, Michael McGuire, Nick Dimitri, Margaret Blye, Thomas JeffersonUnited States
Gérard PirèsJean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Deneuve, Claude BrasseurFrance
Italy		Action thriller
Race with the DevilJack StarrettPeter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit, Lara Parker, R.G. Armstrong, Clay Tanner, Carol Blodgett, Paul A. Partain, James N. Harrell, Jack StarrettUnited States
RollerballNorman JewisonJames Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, Moses Gunn, Ralph Richardson, Pamela Hensley, Barbara Trentham, John Normington, Shane Rimmer, Robert Ito, Burt Kwouk, Nancy Bleier, Richard LeParmentierUnited StatesScience fiction action
Sheba, BabyWilliam GirdlerPam Grier, Austin StokerUnited States
Syndicate SadistsUmberto LenziTomas Milian, Joseph Cotten, Maria FioreItaly
The Black GestapoLee FrostRod Perry, Charles P. Robinson, Phil HooverUnited StatesAction thriller
The Candy Tangerine ManMatt ClimberJohn Daniels, Eli Haines, Tom HankasonUnited StatesBlaxploitation
The Eiger SanctionClint EastwoodClint Eastwood, George Kennedy, Vonetta McGee, Vonetta McGee, Jack Cassidy, Heidi Brühl, Thayer David, Gregory Walcott, Reiner Schöne, Michael Grimm, Jean-Pierre Bernard, Brenda Venus, Candice Rialson, Elaine ShoreUnited StatesAction thriller
The Killing MachineNoribumi SuzukiSonny ChibaJapan
The Man from Hong KongBrian Trenchard-SmithJimmy Wang Yu, George Lazenby, Ros SpiersAustralia
Hong Kong
The Return of the Street FighterShigehiro OzawaSonny ChibaJapan
The Super InframanHua-ShanLi Hsiu-hsien, Wang Hsieh, Lin Wen-weiHong Kong
Japan		Martial arts film
White Line FeverJonathan KaplanJan-Michael Vincent, Kay Lenz, Slim Pickens, Sam Laws, L.Q. Jones, Don Porter, R.G. Armstrong, Leigh French, Dick Miller, Martin KoveCanada
United States
Wildcat WomenStephen GibsonJoey Ginza, Yolanda LoveUnited States
1976----
7-Man ArmyChang ChehDavid Chiang, Ti Lung, Chen Kuan-TaiHong KongMartial arts film
Assault on Precinct 13John CarpenterAustin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie ZimmerUnited StatesAction thriller
Black SamuraiAl AdamsonD'Urville Martin, Marilyn Joi, Jim KellyUnited StatesMartial arts film
Black ShampooGreydon ClarkJohn R. Daniels, Tanya Boyd, Joe OrtizUnited StatesAction thriller
Black Sister's RevengeJamaa FanakaJerri Hayes, Ernest Williams II, Charles D. Brooks IIIUnited States
Boxer RebellionChang ChehLi Hua Li, Sheng Fu, Ka-Yan LeungHong Kong
Taiwan		Martial arts Film
Brotherhood of DeathBill BerryRoy Jefferson, Mike Thomas, Haskell V. AndersonUnited StatesAction thriller
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the GraveLee Doo-yongBruce LeeSouth KoreaMartial arts film
CannonballPaul BartelDavid Carradine, Bill McKinney, Veronica Hamel, Gerrit Graham, Robert Carradine, James Keach, David Arkin, Louisa Moritz, Roger Corman, Don Simpson, Martin Scorsese, Sylvester StalloneHong Kong
United States
Colt 38 Special SquadMassimo Dallamano, Luciano ErcoliMarcel Bozzuffi, Carole Andre, Ivan RassimovItalyAction thriller
DeathcheatersBrian Trenchard-SmithJohn Hargreaves, Grant Page, Margaret GerardAustralia
Ebony, Ivory, and JadeCirio SantiagoDick Adair, Max Alvarado, Sylvia AndersonUnited States
GatorBurt ReynoldsBurt Reynolds, Jack Weston, Lauren Hutton, Jerry Reed, Alice Ghostley, Dub Taylor, Mike Douglas, Burton Gilliam, William Engesser, John Steadman, Alex Hawkins, Don Ferguson, Ned BeattyUnited StatesAction thriller
Hand of DeathJohn WooDorian Tan, James Tien, Jackie Chan, Sammo HungHong KongMartial arts film
Hot PotatoOscar WilliamsJim Kelly, George Memmoli, Geoffrey BinneyUnited StatesMartial arts film
Killer ClansChor YuenChen Ping, Ku Feng, Lo LiehHong KongMartial arts film
Logan's RunMichael AndersonMichael York, Richard Jordan, Jenny Agutter, Roscoe Lee Browne, Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Michael Anderson Jr., Peter Ustinov, Randolph Roberts, Ashley Cox, Gary MorganUnited StatesScience fiction action
Master of the Flying GuillotineJimmy Wang YuJimmy Wang Yu, Kam Kong, Lung Kun YeeHong KongMartial arts films
Shaolin TempleChang ChehDavid Chiang, Ti Lung, Alexander Fu ShengHong KongMartial arts film
Shaolin Wooden MenChan Jeung WaJackie Chan, Chin Long, Kong KimHong KongMartial arts film
Strange Shadows in an Empty RoomAlberto De MartinoStuart Whitman, Carole Laure, Martin LandauItaly
Canada
The Big RacketEnzo G. CastellariFabio Testi, Vincent Gardenia, Renzo PalmerItaly
The EnforcerJames FargoClint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman, John Mitchum, DeVeren Bookwalter, Albert Popwell, John Crawford, Robert Hoy, Michael Cavanaugh, Jocelyn Jones, Dick Durock, Samantha Doane, M. G. Kelly, Terry McGovern, John Roselius, Rudy Ramos, Joe SpanoUnited StatesAction thriller
The Human TornadoCliff RoquemoreRudy Ray Moore, Lady Reed, Jimmy LynchUnited StatesAction comedy, martial arts film
The New Shaolin BoxersChang ChehAlexander Fu Sheng, Jenny Tseng, Hsia Hui WuHong KongMartial arts film
The Next ManRichard C. SarafianSean Connery, Adolfo CeliUnited StatesAction thriller
The Shaolin AvengersChang ChehAlexander Fu Sheng, Kuan-Chun Chi, Yen Tsan TangHong KongMartial arts film
Web of DeathYuen ChorHua Yueh, Lieh Lo, Li ChingHong KongMartial arts film
1977----
Airport '77Jerry JamesonJack Lemmon, Lee Grant, Brenda VaccaroUnited StatesAction thriller
Bare KnucklesDon EdmondsRobert Viharo, Sherry Jackson, Michael HeitUnited StatesMartial arts film
Breaker! Breaker!Donald HuletteChuck Norris, George Murdock, Terry O'Connor, Don Gentry, John Di Fusco, Ron Cedillos, Michael Augenstein, Dan Vandegrift, Douglas Stevenson, Paul Kawecki, Larry Feder, Jack NanceUnited States
Black SundayJohn FrankenheimerRobert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe KellerUnited StatesAction thriller
Chinatown KidChang ChehAlexander Fu Sheng, Philip Kwok, Lo MangHong KongMartial arts Film
Chinese Connection 2Bruce Li, Lo LiehHong Kong
Double NickelsJack VacekJack Vacek, Ed Abrams, Patrice SchubertUnited StatesAction thriller
Yukio NodaSonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, Jerry ItoJapanAction thriller, Martial arts film
Grand Theft AutoRon HowardRon Howard, Nancy Morgan, Marion RossUnited StatesAction comedy
High Rolling in a Hot CorvetteIgor AuzinsJoseph Bottoms, Grigor Taylor, Judy DavisAustraliaAction comedy
Karate Bear FighterKazuhiko YamaguchiSonny ChibaJapanMartial arts film
Karate for LifeKazuhiko YamaguchiSonny ChibaJapanMartial arts film
L'AnimalClaude ZidiJean-Paul Belmondo, Raquel Welch, Charles GérardFranceAction comedy
Operation ThunderboltMenahem GolanYehoram Gaon, Gila Almagor, Assi DayanIsraelAction thriller
Return of the Chinese BoxerJimmy Wang YuJimmy Wang Yu, Fei Lung, Emily Y. ChangHong KongMartial arts film
RollercoasterJames GoldstoneGeorge Segal, Richard Widmark, Timothy Bottoms, Henry Fonda, Harry Guardino, Susan Strasberg, Helen HuntUnited StatesAction thriller
Smokey and the BanditHal NeedhamBurt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason, Mike Henry, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams, Macon McCalman, Susan McIver, George Reynolds, Laura Lizer Sommers, Michael Mann, Lamar Jackson, Alfie Wise, Ben Jones, Joe Klecko, Hank WordenUnited StatesAction comedy
Star WarsGeorge LucasMark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter CushingUnited StatesScience fiction action
TelefonDon SiegelCharles Bronson, Lee Remick, Donald Pleasence, Tyne Daly, Alan Badel, Patrick Magee, Sheree North, Frank Marth, John Mitchum, Ed Bakey, Hank Brandt, Åke Lindman, Ansa Ikonen, Kathleen O'Malley, Roy Jenson, Jacqueline Scott, John Carter, Regis Cordic, Burton Gilliam, George O. Petrie, Ville-Veikko Salminen, Cliff Emmich, Derek RydallUnited StatesAction thriller
The Brave ArcherChang ChehAlexander Fu Sheng, Ku Feng, Philip Kwok, Ti LungHong KongMartial arts film
The Clones of Bruce LeeJoseph KongBruce Lai, Dragon LeeSouth Korea
Hong Kong		Martial arts film
The Doberman CopKinji FukasakuSonny Chiba, Janet Hatta, Hiroki MatsukataJapanAction thriller, Martial arts film
The GauntletClint EastwoodClint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney, Michael Cavanaugh, Carole Cook, Mara Corday, Doug McGrath, Jeff Morris, Roy Jenson, Dan VadisUnited StatesAction thriller
The Heroin BustersEnzo G. CastellariFabio Testi, David Hemmings, Joshua SinclairItalyAction thriller
The Naval CommandosChang ChehDavid Chiang, Ti Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng, Philip Kwok, Lu Feng, Chiang ShengHong Kong
Taiwan
The Spy Who Loved MeLewis GilbertRoger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curd JürgensUnited KingdomAction thriller
To Kill with IntrigueLo WeiJackie Chan, Hsu FengHong KongMartial arts film
1978----
7 GrandmastersJoseph KuoJack Long, Li Yi MinHong Kong
Crippled AvengersChang ChehKuo Chui, Lu Feng, Lo MangHong KongMartial arts film
DeathsportAllan Arkush, Henry SusoDavid Carradine, Claudia Jennings, Richard LynchUnited StatesScience fiction action
Dirty Tiger, Crazy FrogSammo HungHong KongMartial arts film
Drunken MasterYuen Woo PingJackie ChanHong KongMartial arts film, action comedy
Enter the Fat DragonSammo HungSammo Hung, Billy Chan, Fung Hak-OnHong KongMartial arts film, action comedy
Every Which Way but LooseJames FargoClint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Beverly D'Angelo, Ruth Gordon, John Quade, Dan Vadis, Roy Jenson, Bill McKinney, William O'Connell, Jeremy Joe Kronsberg, Gary Davis, Scott Dockstader, Orwin Harvey, Gene LeBell, Chuck Waters, Jerry Wills, Judson Scott, James McEachin, Walter Barnes, Gregory Walcott, Hank Worden, George Chandler, Cary Michael Cheifer, ManisUnited States
Five Deadly VenomsChang ChehPhilip Kwok, Lo Mang, Ku FengHong KongMartial arts Film
Game of DeathRobert ClouseBruce Lee, Gig Young, Dean JaggerHong Kong
United States		Action thriller, martial arts film
Good Guys Wear BlackTed PostChuck Norris, Anne Archer, James Franciscus, Lloyd Haynes, Dana Andrews, Jim Backus, Lawrence P. Casey, Anthony Mannino, Soon-Tek Oh, Joe Bennett, Jerry Douglas, Stack Pierce, Michael Payne, David Starwalt, Aaron Norris, Don Pike, Benjamin J. Perry, Kathy McCullen, Michael Stark, James Bacon, Hatsuo Uda, Virginia Wing, Viola Harris, Jacki Robins, Pat E. Johnson, Warren Smith, Dick ShoemakerUnited StatesAction thriller
High-Ballin'Peter CarterPeter Fonda, Jerry Reed, Helen Shaver, Chris Wiggins, David Ferry, Harvey Atkin, Michael Hogan, Michael IronsideCanada
United States
HooperHal NeedhamBurt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jan-Michael Vincent, Brian Keith, Robert Klein, John Marley, James Best, Alfie Wise, Adam West, Terry BradshawUnited StatesAction comedy
Invincible ShaolinChang ChehKuo Chui, Lo Mang, Lu FengHong KongMartial arts film
Shogun's SamuraiKinji FukasakuSonny Chiba, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Etsuko Shihomi, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tetsurō Tamba, Toshirō MifuneJapanJidaigeki, martial arts film
Snake in the Eagle's ShadowYuen Woo PingSimon Yuen, Hwang Jang Lee, Jackie ChanHong KongMartial arts film
Snake & Crane Arts of ShaolinChen Chi HwaJackie Chan, Nora MiaoHong Kong
Soul of the SwordShan HuaTi Lung, Chen Chi Lin, Feng KuHong KongMartial arts film
Stunt RockBrian Trenchard-SmithMargaret Gerard, Grant Page, SorceryAustraliaAction thriller
SupermanRichard DonnerMarlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Jeff East, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Trevor Howard, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, Maria Schell, Terence Stamp, Phyllis Thaxter, Susannah York, Marc McClure, Sarah Douglas, Harry Andrews, Larry Hagman, Rex ReedUnited StatesSuperhero film
The 36th Chamber of ShaolinLau Kar-LeungGordon Lau, John CheungHong KongMartial arts film
The Brave Archer 2Chang ChehAlexander Fu Sheng, Ku Feng, Philip KwokHong KongMartial arts Film
The Inglorious BastardsEnzo G. CastellariBo Svenson, Fred Williamson, Peter HootenItalyAction thriller
Warriors TwoSammo HungLiang Chia-Je, Sammo HungHong KongMartial arts film
1979----
1941Steven SpielbergDan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Christopher Lee, Tim Matheson, Toshirō Mifune, Warren Oates, Robert Stack, Treat Williams, Nancy Allen, Slim Pickens, John Candy, Penny Marshall, Frank McRae, Dub Taylor, Michael McKean, Lucille Benson, Elisha Cook Jr., Mickey Rourke, John Landis, Jerry Hardin, James CaanUnited StatesAction comedy
A Force of OnePaul AaronChuck Norris, Jennifer O'Neill, Clu Gulager, Ron O'Neal, Bill Wallace, Eric Laneuville, James Whitmore Jr, Clint Ritchie, Pepe Serna, Ray Vitte, Chu Chu Malave, Eugene Butler, Mel Novak, Kevin GeerUnited StatesAction thriller, martial arts film
Angels RevengeGreydon ClarkSylvia AndersonUnited States
Beyond the Poseidon AdventureIrwin AllenMichael Caine, Karl Malden, Sally Field, Telly Savalas, Paul Picerni, Patrick Culliton, Dean Raphael Ferrandini, Peter Boyle, Angela Cartwright, Jack Warden, Shirley Knight, Veronica Hamel, Shirley Jones, Slim Pickens, Mark HarmonUnited States
City on FireAlvin RakoffBarry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley WintersCanada
Concorde Affaire '79Ruggero DeodatoJoseph Cotten, Mimsy Farmer, James FranciscusItalyAction thriller
Dance of the Drunk MantisYuen Woo PingSimon YuenHong KongAction comedy, martial arts film
Day of the AssassinBrian Trenchard-Smith, Carlos VasalloChuck ConnorsMexico
Disco GodfatherRudy Ray Moore, J. Robert WagoneRudy Ray Moore, Carol Speed, Julius J. Carry IIIUnited StatesMartial arts film
Dragon FistLo WeiJackie Chan, Nora Miao, James TienHong KongMartial arts film
Escape from AlcatrazDon SiegelClint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Patrick McGoohan, Fred Ward, Jack Thibeau, Larry Hankin, Frank Ronzio, Roberts Blossom, Paul Benjamin, Bruce M. Fischer, Madison Arnold, Danny Glover, Don MichaelianUnited States
Kid with the Golden ArmChang ChehKuo Chui, Chiang Sheng, Lo MangHong KongMartial arts film
Kung-Fu CommandosHsin Yi ChangYu-ching Chang, Ching Cheng, Tien-Chi ChengTaiwanMartial arts film
Last Hurrah for ChivalryJohn WooDamian LauHong KongMartial arts film
Mad MaxGeorge MillerMel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, Roger Ward, Geoff Parry, Jonathan Hardy, Sheila Florence, Vincent GilAustraliaScience fiction action
Mad Monkey Kung FuLau Kar-leungHsiao Ho, Lo Lieh, Kara WaiHong KongMartial arts Film
Magnificent ButcherYuen Woo PingSammo HungHong KongMartial arts film
Magnificent RuffiansChang ChehPhilip Kwok, Chiang Sheng, Lo MangHong KongMartial arts film
MoonrakerLewis GilbertRoger MooreUnited Kingdom
France
Shaolin DaredevilsChang ChehPhilip Kwok, Lu Feng, Lo Mang, Chiang ShengHong KongMartial arts film
Shaolin RescuersChang ChehLo Mang, Chiang Sheng, Kuo ChuiHong Kong
The Concorde... Airport '79David Lowell RichAlain Delon, Susan Blakely, Robert WagnerUnited StatesAction thriller
The Street Fighter's Last RevengeShigehiro OzawaSonny Chiba, Bruce Li, Sue ShiomiJapan
Supersonic ManJuan Piquer SimónAntonio Cantafora, Cameron Mitchell, Diana PolakovSpainSuperhero film
The WarriorsWalter HillMichael Beck, James Remar, David Patrick KellyUnited StatesAction thriller
Ten Tigers from KwangtungChang ChehTi Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng, Dick WeiHong Kong