List of crime films of the 1970s


The following is a list of crime films released in the 1970s.
TitleDirectorCastCountryNotes
1970----
Bloody MamaRoger CormanShelley Winters, Pat Hingle, Don StroudUnited States
BorsalinoJacques DerayAlain Delon, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel BouquetFrance
Italy
A Bullet for Pretty BoyLarry BuchananFabian Forte, Jocelyn Lane, Astrid WarnerUnited States
Le Cercle rougeJean-Pierre MelvilleAlain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria VolontéFrance
Italy
The CopYves BoissetMichel Bouquet, Françoise Fabian, Michel ConstantinFrance
Kazuhiko YamaguchiReiko Oshida, Masumi Tachibana, Yukie KagawaJapan
La HorsePierre Granier-DeferreJean Gabin, Elenore Hirt, André WeberFrance
Italy
West Germany
The Honeymoon KillersLeonard KastleShirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco, Dortha DuckworthUnited States
Investigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionElio PetriGian Maria Volonté, Florinda Bolkan, Salvo RandoneItalyCrime drama
Kaidan NoboriryuTeruo IshiiToru Abe, Yoshi Katō, Makoto SatōJapan
Last LeapÉdouard LuntzMaurice Ronet, Michel Bouquet, Cathy RosierFrance
Italy
Perfect FridayPeter HallUrsula Andress, David Warner, Stanley Baker
Yasuharu HasebeNobuko Aoiki, Tatsuya Fuji, Mie HanabusaJapan
Le temps des loupsSergio GobbiRobert Hossein, Charles Aznavour, Virna LisiFrance
Italy
1971----
$Richard BrooksWarren Beatty, Goldie Hawn, Gert FröbeUnited States
10 Rillington PlaceRichard FleischerRichard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John HurtUnited Kingdom
The Anderson TapesSidney LumetSean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin BalsamUnited States
Les Assassins de l'ordreMarcel CarnéJacques Brel, Catherine Rouvel, Charles DennerFrance
Italy		Crime drama
Les Aveux les plus douxÉdouard MolinaroCaroline Cellier, Roger Hanin, Philippe NoiretFrance
Algeria
Italy		Crime drama
A Clockwork OrangeStanley KubrickMalcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael BatesUnited KingdomJuvenile delinquency film
Le CasseHenri VerneuilJean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Dyan CannonFrance
Italy
Confessions of a Police CaptainDamiano DamianiFranco Nero, Martin Balsam, Marilù ToloItalyCrime thriller
Dirty HarryDon SiegelClint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni SantoniUnited States
The French ConnectionWilliam FriedkinGene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy ScheiderUnited States
Get CarterMike HodgesMichael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt EklandUnited Kingdom
Il était une fois un FlicGeorges LautnerMichel Constantin, Daniel Ivernel, Mireille DarcFrance
Italy		Crime comedy
Just Before NightfallClaude ChabrolMichel Bouquet, Stéphane Audran, François PérierFrance
Italy		Crime drama
KluteAlan J. PakulaJane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles CioffiUnited StatesCrime thriller
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!Kaneto ShindoJapan
Milano calibro 9Fernando di LeoMario Adorf, Philippe Leroy, Gastone MoschinItaly
Play Misty for MeClint EastwoodClint Eastwood, Jessica Walter, Donna MillsUnited StatesCrime thriller
Sympathy for the UnderdogKinji FukasakuNoboru Ando, Tomisaburo WakayamaJapan
Ten Days' WonderClaude ChabrolOrson Welles, Anthony Perkins, Marlène JobertFrance
Italy
1972----
Luigi VanziRichard Conte, Adolfo CeliItaly
Across 110th StreetBarry ShearAnthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, Anthony FranciosaUnited States
The Big Bird CageJack HillTeda Bracci, Vic Díaz, Anitra FordUnited States
Boxcar BerthaMartin ScorseseBarbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry PrimusUnited States
The Carey TreatmentBlake EdwardsJames Coburn, Jennifer O'Neill, Pat HingleUnited States
La Course Du Lièvre à Travers les ChampsRené ClémentJean-Louis Trintignant, Robert Ryan, Lea MassariFrance
United States
Italy
The Doberman GangByron Ross ChudnowHal ReedUnited States
Dr. PopaulClaude ChabrolJean-Paul Belmondo, Mia Farrow, Laura AntonelliFrance
Italy		Crime comedy
Shunya ItōMeiko Kaji, Kayoko Shiraishi, Fumio WatanabeJapan
Shunya ItōMeiko Kaji, Kayoko Shiraishi, Fumio WatanabeJapan
Un FlicJean-Pierre MelvilleAlain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, Richard CrennaFrance
FrenzyAlfred HitchcockJon Finch, Barry Foster, Barbara Leigh-HuntUnited KingdomCrime thriller
The GetawaySam PeckinpahSteve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben JohnsonUnited States
The GodfatherFrancis Ford CoppolaMarlon Brando, Al Pacino, James CaanUnited States
HammerBruce ClarkAl Richardson, Jamal Moore, Perrie LottUnited States
The Harder They ComePerry HenzellJimmy CliffJamaica
Hickey & BoggsRobert CulpRobert CulpUnited StatesDetective Movie
The Hot RockPeter YatesRobert Redford, George Segal, Ron LeibmanUnited States
Prime CutMichael RitchieLee Marvin, Gene Hackman, Angel TompkinsUnited States
Rika the Mixed-Blood GirlKō NakahiraRika Aoki, Yasuo Arakawa, Satoshi MoritsukaJapanCrime thriller
Street MobsterKinji FukasakuNoboru Ando, Asao Koike, Noboru MitaniJapan
Super FlyGordon Parks, Jr.Ron O'Neal, Carl Lee, Sheila FrazierUnited States
Trick BabyLarry YustKiel Martin, Mel StewartUnited States
The WolvesHideo GoshaKyoko Enami, Hisashi Igawa, Komaki KuriharaJapan
1973----
BadlandsTerrence MalickMartin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren OatesUnited States
Battles Without Honor and HumanityKinji FukasakuBunta Sugawara, Hiroki MatsukataJapan
Kinji FukasakuSonny Chiba, Seizo Fukumoto, Meiko KajiJapan
Kinji FukasakuReiko Ike, Akira KobayashiJapan
Black CaesarLarry CohenOmer Jeffrey, Fred Williamson, William Wellman, Jr.United States
Italy
Charley VarrickDon SiegelWalter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia FarrUnited States
CoffyJack HillPam Grier, Booker Bradshaw, Robert DoQuiUnited StatesCrime thriller
The Daring DobermansByron Ross ChudnowJoan Caulfield, Tim Considine, Claudio MartinezUnited States
DillingerJohn MiliusWarren Oates, Ben Johnson, Michelle PhillipsUnited States
Shunya ItōMeiko Kaji, Yaoi WatanabJapan
Shunya ItōMeiko KajiJapan
The Friends of Eddie CoylePeter YatesRobert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard JordanUnited States
Lady SnowbloodToshiya FujitaMeiko KajiJapan
Little CigarsChris ChristenberryAngel Tompkins, Felix Silla, Jerry MarenUnited StatesCrime drama
The MackMichael I. CampusMax Julien, Richard Pryor, Don GordonUnited States
Mean StreetsMartin ScorseseRobert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David ProvalUnited States
Night WatchBrian G. HuttonElizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey, Billie WhitelawUnited Kingdom
Les noces rougesClaude ChabrolStéphane Audran, Michel Piccoli, Claude PiépluFrance
Italy
The OutfitJohn FlynnRobert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don BakerUnited States
The Outside ManJacques DerayJean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret, Roy ScheiderFrance
Italy
Paño verdeMario DavidCarlos Estrada, Luis Brandoni, Julia von Grolman, Héctor AlterioArgentina
SerpicoSidney LumetAl Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire, Tony Roberts, Allan Rich, Albert Henderson, Joseph Bova, M. Emmet WalshUnited StatesCrime Drama
Steelyard BluesAlan MyersonJane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Peter BoyleUnited StatesCaper
The StingGeorge Roy HillPaul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles DurningUnited States
Superfly T.N.T.Ron O'NealSilvio Nardo, Rik BoydUnited States
The Thief Who Came to DinnerBud YorkinRyan O'Neal, Jacqueline Bisset, Warren OatesUnited StatesCrime comedy
1974----
11 HarrowhouseAram AvakianCharles Grodin, Candice Bergen, John GielgudUnited KingdomCrime comedy
Almost HumanUmberto LenziHenry Silva, Anita Strindberg, Raymond LovelockItaly
Big Bad MamaSteve CarverAngie Dickinson, William Shatner, Tom SkerrittUnited States
The Black GodfatherJohn EvansDon Chastain, Damu King, Rod PerryUnited States
Black SamsonChuck BailRockne Tarkington, Carol Speed, William SmithUnited States
Borsalino & Co.Jacques DerayAlain Delon, Riccardo Cucciolla, Catherine RouvelFrance
Italy
West Germany
Caged HeatJonathan DemmeBarbara Steele, Erica Gavin, Juanita BrownUnited States
The Candy SnatchersGuerdon TruebloodTiffany Bolling, Dolores Dorn, Vincent MartoranoUnited States
Death WishMichael WinnerCharles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent GardeniaUnited States
Foxy BrownJack HillPam Grier, Antonio Fargas, Peter BrownUnited States
The Godfather Part IIFrancis Ford CoppolaAl Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane KeatonUnited States
Gone in 60 SecondsH. B. HalickiHal McClain, Markos Kotsikos, Jonathan E. FrickeUnited States
McQJohn SturgesJohn Wayne, Eddie Albert, Diana MuldaurUnited States
The Nickel RideRobert MulliganJason Miller, Linda Haynes, John HillermanUnited States
Nuits rougesGeorges FranjuGayle Hunnicutt, Jacques Champreu, Josephine ChaplinFrance
Italy
Rabid DogsLamberto Bava, Mario BavaRiccardo Cucciolla, Lea Lander, Maurice PoliItaly
The Sugarland ExpressSteven SpielbergGoldie Hawn, William Atherton, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks, Gregory Walcott, Steve KanalyUnited States
The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeJoseph SargentWalter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin BalsamUnited States
Thieves Like UsRobert AltmanKeith Carradine, Shelley Duvall, John SchuckUnited States
Le Trio InfernalFrancis GirodRomy Schneider, Michel Piccoli, Mascha GonskaFrance
West Germany
Italy
Uomini duriDuccio TessariLino Ventura, Isaac Hayes, Fred WilliamsonItaly
France
1975----
L'AgressionGérard PirèsJean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Deneuve, Claude BrasseurFrance
Italy
The Black BirdDavid GilerGeorge Segal, Stéphane Audran, Lionel StanderUnited StatesCrime comedy
CaponeSteve CarverBen Gazzara, Susan Blakely, Harry GuardinoUnited States
The Candy Tangerine ManMatt ClimberJohn Daniels, Eli Haines, Tom HankasonUnited States
Dog Day AfternoonSidney LumetAl Pacino, John Cazale, Charles DurningUnited States
Female TroubleJohn WatersDivine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian PearceUnited StatesCrime comedy
Flic StoryJacques DerayAlain Delon, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Renato SalvatoriFrance
Italy		Crime thriller
The FortuneMike NicholsJack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Stockard ChanningUnited StatesCrime comedyr
French Connection IIJohn FrankenheimerGene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard FressonUnited States
Il faut vivre dangereusementClaude MakovskiClaude Brasseur, Annie Girardot, Sydne RomeFrance
Les Innocents aux mains salesClaude ChabrolRod Steiger, Romy Schneider, Paolo GiustiFrance
West Germany
Italy		Crime thriller
Johnny FirecloudWilliam Allen CastlemanVictor Mojica, Frank de KovaUnited States
LepkeMenahem GolanTony Curtis, Anjanette Comer, Michael CallanUnited States
Israel
A Matter of Wife... and DeathMarvin J. ChomskyRod Taylor, Joe Santos, Eddie FirestoneUnited States
MitchellAndrew V. McLaglenJoe Don Baker, Martin Balsam, John SaxoUnited States
Switchblade SistersJack HillBill Adler, Asher Brauner, Kitty BruceUnited States
René ClémentMaria Schneider, Sydne Rome, Robert VaughnWest Germany
Italy
France
Monaco
The YakuzaSydney PollackRobert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Brian KeithUnited States
Japan
1976----
L'AlpagueurPhilippe LabroJean-Paul Belmondo, Bruno Cremer, Patrick FierryFranceCrime thriller
BaroccoAndré TéchinéIsabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu, Marie-France PisierFranceCrime drama
Bugsy MaloneAlan ParkerScott Baio, Jodie FosterUnited KingdomGangster film
The Con ArtistsSergio CorbucciAnthony Quinn, Adriano Celentano, CapucineItalyCrime comedy
CopAnders RefnJens Okking, Dick Kaysoe, Bodil KjerDenmark
Le Corps de mon ennemiHenri VerneuilJean-Paul Belmondo, Bernard Blier, Marie-France PisierFrance
Ghost Train InternationalBent ChristensenDirch Passer, Preben Kaas, Axel StrøbyeDenmark
The Killer Inside MeBurt KennedyStacy Keach, Susan Tyrrell, Tisha SterlingUnited States
The Killing of a Chinese BookieJohn CassavetesBen Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Azizi JohariUnited States
Massacre at Central HighRene DaalderKimberly BeckUnited States
Mikey and NickyElaine MayPeter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned BeattyUnited States
Police Python 357Alain CorneauYves Montand, Simone Signoret, Mathieu CarrièreFrance
1977----
The American FriendWim WendersDennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa KreuzerWest Germany
France		Crime drama
Fun with Dick and JaneTed KotcheffGeorge Segal, Jane Fonda, Ed McMahonUnited StatesCrime comedy
Le GangJacques DerayAlain Delon, Roland Bertin, Nicole CalfanFrance
Italy
Hitch-HikePasquale Festa CampanileCorinne Cléry, David Hess, John LoffredoItaly
A Piece of the ActionSidney PoitierHope Clarke, Bill Cosby, Ja'net DuboisUnited StatesCrime comedy
Tomorrow Never ComesPeter CollinsonOliver Reed, Susan George, Raymond BurrUnited Kingdom
Canada
1978----
Blue CollarPaul SchraderRichard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet KottoUnited StatesCrime drama
The Cheap DetectiveRobert MoorePeter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen BrennanUnited StatesCrime comedy
The DriverWalter HillRyan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle AdjaniUnited States
Harry and Walter Go to New YorkMark RydellJames Caan, Elliott Gould, Michael CaineUnited StatesCrime comedy
Mort d'un PourriGeorges LautnerAlain Delon, Ornella Muti, Stéphane AudranFrance
RockersTed BafaloukosLeroy Wallace, Richard Hall, Monica CraigJamaica
United States		Crime drama
The Silent PartnerDaryl DukeSusannah York, Christopher Plummer, Elliott GouldCanada
Violette NozièreClaude ChabrolIsabelle Huppert, Jean Carmet, Stéphane AudranUnited States
France		Crime drama
Who'll Stop the Rain?Karel ReiszNick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael MoriartyUnited States
1979----
10 Violent WomenTed V. MikelsSherri Vernon, Dixie Lauren, Georgia MorganUnited States
Buffet froidBertrand BlierGérard Depardieu, Bernard Blier, Jean CarmetFranceCrime comedy
The First Great Train RobberyMichael CrichtonSean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne DownUnited Kingdom
Going in StyleMartin BrestGeorge Burns, Art Carney, Lee StrasbergUnited States
The Great Riviera Bank RobberyLawrence D. Foldes, Francis MegahyKevin Brennan, Warren ClarkeUnited States
The Lady in RedLewis TeaguePamela Sue Martin, Robert Conrad, Louise FletcherUnited States
A Man, a Woman, and a BankNoel BlackDonald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Paul MazurskyCanada
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareRalph ThomasDavid Niven, Richard Jordan, Gloria GrahameUnited States
The Onion FieldHarold BeckerJohn Savage, James Woods, Ted DansonUnited StatesCrime drama
Over the EdgeJonathan KaplanMatt Dillon, Michael Kramer, Pamela LudwigUnited StatesJuvenile delinquency film
Saturday, Sunday and FridayPasquale Festa Campanile, Franco Castellano, Sergio Martino, PipoloItaly
Spain		Crime comedy
Série NoireAlain CorneauPatrick Dewaere, Myriam Boyer, Bernard BlierFrance
Vengeance Is MineShōhei ImamuraKen Ogata, Rentarō Mikuni, Chocho MiyakoJapan