Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/notes 1970 Airport George Seaton Burt Lancaster , Dean Martin , Jean Seberg United States [1] Alleycat Rock: Female Boss Yasuharu Hasebe Akiko Wada , Meiko Kaji , Kōji Wada Japan Action thriller [2] Brothers Five Lo Wei Cheng Pei-pei , Chin Han , Chang Yi Hong Kong Martial arts film [3] The Chinese Boxer Jimmy Wang Yu Jimmy Wang Yu , Lo Lieh , Wang Ping Hong Kong Martial arts film Cold Blade Yuen Chor Hong Kong [ citation needed ] Cold Sweat Terence Young Charles Bronson , Liv Ullmann , Jill Ireland France Italy Action thriller [4] Cotton Comes to Harlem Ossie Davis Godfrey Cambridge , Raymond St. Jacques , Calvin Lockhart United States Action comedy [5] The Heroic Ones Chang Cheh David Chiang , Chin Han , Ti Lung Hong Kong Martial arts film King Eagle Chang Cheh Ti Lung , Li Ching , Yuen Woo-ping Hong Kong Martial arts film Nam's Angels Jack Starrett William Smith , Bernie Hamilton , Huston Savage United States [6] A Taste of Cold Steel Feng Yueh Chang Yi , Essie Lin Chia , Chan Hung-lit , Ku Feng , Wu Ma , Sammo Hung Hong Kong Martial arts film[ citation needed ] Vengeance Chang Cheh David Chiang , Ti Lung Hong Kong Martial arts film The Wandering Swordsman Chang Cheh David Chiang , Lily Li , Wu Ma , Bolo Yeung Hong Kong Martial arts film 1971 The Ammunition Hunters Fung Chi Kong Chen Chen Hong Kong [ citation needed ] The Anonymous Heroes Chang Cheh David Chiang , Ti Lung , Ku Feng Hong Kong Action comedy [7] The Big Boss Lo Wei Bruce Lee , Maria Yi Hong Kong Martial arts film [8] Blood of the Dragon Kao Pao-shu Jimmy Wang Yu , Lung Fei , Chiao Chiao Hong Kong Martial arts film [9] The Deadly Duo Chang Cheh David Chiang , Ti Lung , Ku Feng Hong Kong Martial arts film Diamonds Are Forever Guy Hamilton Sean Connery , Jill St. John , Charles Gray United Kingdom [10] Dirty Harry Don Siegel Clint 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 Scott United States Action thriller [11] The Duel Chang Cheh David Chiang , Ti Lung , Wang Ping Hong Kong Martial arts film Duel of Fists Chang Cheh David Chiang , Ti Lung Hong Kong Martial arts film [12] The French Connection William Friedkin Gene 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 Weeks United States Action thriller [13] Le Mans Lee H. Katzin Steve McQueen , Siegfried Rauch , Elga Andersen United States [14] The New One-Armed Swordsman Chang Cheh David Chiang , Ti Lung , Lee Ching Hong Kong Martial arts film The Omega Man Boris Sagal Charlton Heston , Anthony Zerbe , Rosalind Cash United States Science fiction action [15] The Shadow Whip Lo Wei Cheng Pei-pei , Hua Yueh , Li Jen Ho Hong Kong Martial arts film Shaft Gordon Parks Richard Roundtree , Moses Gunn , Gwen Mitchell United States [16] Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song Melvin Van Peebles Melvin Van Peebles , Simon Chuckster , Hubert Scales United States Action thriller [17] THX 1138 George Lucas Robert Duvall , Donald Pleasence , Maggie McOmie , Don Pedro Colley , Ian Wolfe , Marshall Efron , Sid Haig , John Pearce , James Wheaton United States Science fiction action [18] Vanishing Point Richard C. Sarafian Barry 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 Scott United States Action thriller [19] The Water Margin Chang Cheh David Chiang , Tetsurō Tamba Hong Kong Martial arts film 1972 The 14 Amazons Gang Cheng Lisa Lu , Ivy Ling Po , Chen Yen-yen Hong Kong [ citation needed ] Angry Guest Chang Cheh David Chiang , Ti Lung , Ching Li Hong Kong Martial arts film Boxer From Shantung Chang Cheh David Chiang Hong Kong Martial arts film [20] Delightful Forest Chang Cheh Ti Lung , Chiang Nan , Kong Ling Hong Kong Martial arts film Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 Shunya Ito Meiko Kaji , Kayoko Shiraishi , Fumio Watanabe Japan Action thriller [21] Fist of Fury Lo Wei Bruce Lee , Nora Miao , Tien Feng , James Tien , Lo Wei Hong Kong Martial arts film Five Fingers of Death Cheng Chang Ho Lo Lieh , Chao Hsiung , Wang Ching-Feng Hong Kong Martial arts film [22] Four Riders Chang Cheh David Chiang , Ti Lung Hong Kong Martial arts film Fuzz Richard A. Colla Burt 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 Smith United States Action comedy [23] The Getaway Sam Peckinpah Steve McQueen , Ali MacGraw , Ben Johnson , Sally Struthers , Al Lettieri , Slim Pickens , Richard Bright , Jack Dodson , Dub Taylor , Bo Hopkins , Roy Jenson United States Action thriller [24] The Legend of Nigger Charley Martin Goldman Thomas Anderson , Don Pedro Colley , Jerry Gatlin United States [25] Man of Iron Chang Cheh Chen Kuan-tai , Ching Li , Wong Chung Hong Kong One Armed Boxer Jimmy Wang Yu Jimmy Wang Yu , Jackie Chan China Martial arts film [26] The Outside Man Jacques Deray Jean-Louis Trintignant , Ann-Margret , Roy Scheider France Italy Action thriller [27] The Poseidon Adventure Ronald Neame , Irwin Allen Gene 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 Hastings United States [28] Shaft's Big Score Gordon Parks Richard Roundtree , Moses Gunn , Drew Bundi Brown United States [29] Slaughter Jack Starrett Jim Brown , Rip Torn , Norman Alfe United States Action thriller [30] Way of the Dragon Bruce Lee Bruce Lee , Nora Miao , Chuck Norris Hong Kong Martial arts film [31] 1973 The Black Six Matt Cimber Gene Washington , Mercury Morris , Willie Lanier United States [32] The Blood Brothers Chang Cheh David Chiang , Ti Lung , Ching Li Hong Kong Martial arts film Charley Varrick Don Siegel Walter 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'Malley United States Action thriller [33] Cleopatra Jones Jack Starrett Tamara Dobson , Bernie Casey , Brenda Sykes United States [34] Coffy Jack Hill Pam Grier , Booker Bradshaw , Robert DoQui United States [35] The Crazies George A. Romero Edith Bell , Lane Carroll , Will Disney United States Action thriller [36] Detroit 9000 Arthur Marks Rudy Challenger , Scatman Crothers , Ella Edwards United States Action thriller [37] Electra Glide in Blue James William Guercio Robert 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 Nolte United States [38] Enter the Dragon Robert Clouse Bruce Lee , John Saxon , Jim Kelly United States Martial arts film [39] The Flash Legs Wu Ma Tan Tao-liang , Lo Lieh , Ouyang Sha-fei Hong Kong Martial arts film Hell Up in Harlem Larry Cohen , Janelle Cohen Fred Williamson , Julius Harris , Gloria Hendry United States Action thriller [40] Hit! Sidney J. Furie Billy Dee Williams , Richard Pryor , Paul Hampton United States [41] Le Magnifique Philippe de Broca Jean-Paul Belmondo , Jacqueline Bisset , Vittorio Caprioli France Italy [42] Milano Rovente Umberto Lenzi Antonio Sabàto, Sr. , Marisa Mell Italy Action thriller [43] Japan Sinks Shiro Moritani , Ayumi Ishida , Keiju Kobayashi Hiroshi Fujioka Japan [44] Live and Let Die Guy Hamilton Roger Moore , Yaphet Kotto , Jane Seymour United Kingdom Action thriller [45] The Mackintosh Man John Huston Paul 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 Purcell United Kingdom Action thriller [46] Magnum Force Ted Post Clint 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 Somers United States Action thriller [47] The No Mercy Man Daniel Vance Steve Sandor , Rockne Tarkington , Sid Haig United States Action thriller [48] The Pirate Chang Cheh Ti Lung , David Chiang , Dean Shek Hong Kong Martial arts film Savage! Cirio Santiago Aura Aurea , Vic Diaz , Lada Edmund Philippines [49] Shaft in Africa John Guillermin Richard Roundtree , Frank Finlay , Vonetta McGee United States Action thriller [50] Slaughter's Big Rip-Off Gordon Douglas Jim Brown , Ed McMahon United States Action thriller [51] The Spook Who Sat By the Door Ivan Dixon Lawrence Cook United States [52] The Stone Killer Michael Winner Charles Bronson , Martin Balsam , David Sheiner , Norman Fell , Ralph Waite , Paul Koslo , Stuart Margolin , Jack Colvin , John Ritter United States [53] That Man Bolt Henry Levin , David Lowell Rich Ken Kazama , Fred Williamson , Byron Webster United States Martial arts film [54] Westworld Michael Crichton Yul 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 Seel United States Science fiction action [55] White Lightning Joseph Sargent Burt 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 Dern United States Action thriller [56] 1974 99 and 44/100% Dead John Frankenheimer Richard Harris , Edmond O'Brien , Bradford Dillman United States [57] Airport 1975 Jack Smight Charlton Heston , Karen Black , George Kennedy United States Disaster film [58] Bamboo Gods and Iron Men Cesar Gallardo , Cirio Santiago Shirley Washington Philippines Martial arts film [59] Black Belt Jones Robert Clouse Jim Kelly , Gloria Hendry , Scatman Crothers United States Martial arts film [60] The Black Godfather John Evans Don Chastain , Damu King United States [61] Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia Sam Peckinpah Warren Oates , Isela Vega , Robert Webber , Gig Young , Helmut Dantine , Emilio Fernández , Kris Kristofferson , Donnie Fritts United States Action thriller [62] Busting Peter Hyams Elliott Gould , Robert Blake , Allen Garfield United States [63] Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter Brian Clemens Horst Janson , John Carson , Shane Briant United States [64] Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry John Hough Peter Fonda , Susan George , Adam Roarke , Vic Morrow , Kenneth Tobey , Lynn Borden , Adrianne Herman, James W. Gavin, Roddy McDowall United States [65] Earthquake Mark Robson Charlton 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 Haggerty United States Disaster film [66] Emergency Squad Stelvio Massi Tomas Milian , Gastone Moschin , Raymond Lovelock Italy Action thriller [67] The Executioner Teruo Ishii Sonny Chiba , Makoto Satō , Yasuaki Kurata , Shozo Saijo Japan Martial arts film [68] Executioner 2: The Karate Inferno Teruo Ishii Sonny Chiba , Makoto Satō , Eiji Go Japan Action comedy, martial arts film [69] Five Shaolin Masters Chang Cheh David Chiang , Ti Lung , Alexander Fu Sheng Hong Kong Martial arts film Freebie and the Bean Richard Rush James Caan , Alan Arkin , Loretta Swit , Jack Kruschen , Alex Rocco , Mike Kellin , Paul Koslo , Valerie Harper , Linda Marsh , Christopher Morley , Maurice Argent United States Action comedy [70] Gone in 60 Seconds H.B. Halicki Hal McClain , Markos Kotsikos , Jonathan E. Fricke United States Action thriller [71] Heroes Two Chang Cheh Alexander Fu Sheng , Chen Kuan-tai Hong Kong Martial arts film Juggernaut Richard Lester Richard Harris , Omar Sharif , David Hemmings United Kingdom Action thriller [72] The Man with the Golden Gun Guy Hamilton Roger Moore , Christopher Lee , Britt Ekland United Kingdom Action thriller [73] Mr. Majestyk Richard Fleischer Charles Bronson , Al Lettieri , Linda Cristal , Lee Purcell , Paul Koslo , Taylor Lacher, Frank Maxwell , Alejandro Rey United States Action thriller [74] Policewomen Lee Frost Jeanie Bell , Wes Bishop , Sondra Currie United States [75] The Savage Five Chang Cheh David Chiang , Ti Lung , Chen Kuan-tai Hong Kong Martial arts film Sister Street Fighter Kazuhiko Yamaguchi Sue Shiomi , Sonny Chiba Japan [76] Stone Sandy Harbutt Ken Shorter , Sandy Harbutt Australia [77] The Stranger and the Gunfighter Antonio Margheriti Lee Van Cleef , Lo Lieh , Julian Ugarte Italy Spain France Hong Kong Martial arts film [78] The Street Fighter Shigehiro Ozawa Sonny Chiba , Gerald Yamada , Tony Cetera Japan Martial arts film [79] Street Law Enzo G. Castellari Franco Nero Italy Action thriller [80] The Super Cops Gordon Parks Ron Leibman , David Selby , Sheila Frazier United States [81] The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Joseph Sargent Walter 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 Harris United States Action thriller [82] TNT Jackson Cirio Santiago Jeanie Bell , Stan Shaw , Pat Anderson Philippines Action thriller [83] The Towering Inferno Irwin Allen , John Guillermin Paul 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 Crawford United States [84] Truck Turner Jonathan Kaplan Isaac Hayes , Yaphet Kotto United States Action thriller [85] 1975 All Men Are Brothers Chang Cheh David Chiang , Ti Lung , Bolo Yeung Hong Kong Martial arts film The Black Gestapo Lee Frost Rod Perry , Charles P. Robinson , Phil Hoover United States Action thriller [86] Boss Nigger Jack Arnold Fred Williamson , William Smith , Elizabeth Saxon United States Action thriller [87] Brannigan Douglas Hickox John 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 Robinson United Kingdom Action thriller [88] Breakout Tom Gries Charles Bronson , Robert Duvall , Jill Ireland , John Huston , Randy Quaid , Sheree North , Alejandro Rey , Emilio Fernández , Paul Mantee , Alan Vint , Roy Jenson United States Action thriller [89] Bucktown Arthur Marks Fred Williamson , Pam Grier , Thalmus Rasulala United States [90] The Candy Tangerine Man Matt Climber John Daniels , Eli Haines, Tom Hankason United States Blaxploitation [91] Champion of Death Kazuhiko Yamaguchi Sonny Chiba Japan Martial arts film [92] Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold Chuck Bail Tamara Dobson , Magali Noël , Janet Agren Hong Kong United States [93] Cover Girl Models Cirio Santiago Pat Anderson , Lindsay Bloom , Rhonda Leigh Hopkins United States Philippines [94] Death Race 2000 Paul Bartel David Carradine , Simone Griffeth , Sylvester Stallone United States Science fiction action [95] Disciples of Shaolin Chang Cheh Alexander Fu Sheng , Kuan-Chun Chi , Ming Li Chen Hong Kong Martial arts film Dolemite D'Urville Martin D'Urville Martin , Rudy Ray Moore , Lady Reed United States Action comedy [96] The Eiger Sanction Clint Eastwood Clint 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 Shore United States Action thriller [97] Fear Over the City Henri Verneuil Jean-Paul Belmondo , Charles Denner , Adalberto Maria Merli France Italy Action thriller [98] French Connection II John Frankenheimer Gene Hackman , Fernando Rey , Bernard Fresson , Philippe Léotard , Ed Lauter , Charles Millot , Jean-Pierre Castaldi , Cathleen Nesbitt United States Action thriller [99] Hard Times Walter Hill Charles Bronson , James Coburn , Jill Ireland , Strother Martin , Robert Tessier , Michael McGuire, Nick Dimitri , Margaret Blye , Thomas Jefferson United States [100] The Killing Machine Noribumi Suzuki Sonny Chiba Japan [101] L'Agression [ fr ] Gérard Pirès Jean-Louis Trintignant , Catherine Deneuve , Claude Brasseur France Italy Action thriller [102] The Man from Hong Kong Brian Trenchard-Smith Jimmy Wang Yu , George Lazenby , Ros Spiers Australia Hong Kong [103] Race with the Devil Jack Starrett Peter Fonda , Warren Oates , Loretta Swit , Lara Parker , R.G. Armstrong , Clay Tanner , Carol Blodgett, Paul A. Partain , James N. Harrell , Jack Starrett United States [104] The Return of the Street Fighter Shigehiro Ozawa Sonny Chiba Japan [105] Rollerball Norman Jewison James 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 LeParmentier United States Science fiction action [106] Sheba, Baby William Girdler Pam Grier , Austin Stoker United States [107] The Super Inframan Hua-Shan Li Hsiu-hsien , Wang Hsieh , Lin Wen-wei Hong Kong Japan Martial arts film [108] Syndicate Sadists Umberto Lenzi Tomas Milian , Joseph Cotten , Maria Fiore Italy [109] White Line Fever Jonathan Kaplan Jan-Michael Vincent , Kay Lenz , Slim Pickens , Sam Laws, L.Q. Jones , Don Porter , R.G. Armstrong , Leigh French , Dick Miller , Martin Kove Canada United States [110] Wildcat Women Stephen Gibson Joey Ginza , Yolanda Love United States [111] 1976 7-Man Army Chang Cheh David Chiang , Ti Lung , Chen Kuan-Tai Hong Kong Martial arts film [112] Assault on Precinct 13 John Carpenter Austin Stoker , Darwin Joston , Laurie Zimmer United States Action thriller [113] The Big Racket Enzo G. Castellari Fabio Testi , Vincent Gardenia , Renzo Palmer Italy [114] Black Samurai Al Adamson D'Urville Martin , Marilyn Joi , Jim Kelly United States Martial arts film [115] Black Shampoo Greydon Clark John R. Daniels , Tanya Boyd , Joe Ortiz United States Action thriller [116] Black Sister's Revenge Jamaa Fanaka Jerri Hayes , Ernest Williams II , Charles D. Brooks III United States [117] Boxer Rebellion Chang Cheh Li Hua Li , Sheng Fu , Ka-Yan Leung Hong Kong Taiwan Martial arts Film Brotherhood of Death Bill Berry Roy Jefferson , Mike Thomas , Haskell V. Anderson United States Action thriller [118] Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave Lee Doo-yong Bruce Lee South Korea Martial arts film [119] [ failed verification ] Cannonball Paul Bartel David Carradine , Bill McKinney , Veronica Hamel , Gerrit Graham , Robert Carradine , James Keach , David Arkin , Louisa Moritz , Roger Corman , Don Simpson , Martin Scorsese , Sylvester Stallone Hong Kong United States [120] Colt 38 Special Squad Massimo Dallamano , Luciano Ercoli Marcel Bozzuffi , Carole Andre , Ivan Rassimov Italy Action thriller [121] Deathcheaters Brian Trenchard-Smith John Hargreaves , Grant Page , Margaret Gerard Australia [122] Ebony, Ivory, and Jade Cirio Santiago Dick Adair , Max Alvarado , Sylvia Anderson Philippines [123] The Enforcer James Fargo Clint 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 Spano United States Action thriller [124] Gator Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds , Jack Weston , Lauren Hutton , Jerry Reed , Alice Ghostley , Dub Taylor , Mike Douglas , Burton Gilliam , William Engesser , John Steadman , Alex Hawkins , Don Ferguson , Ned Beatty United States Action thriller [125] Hand of Death John Woo Dorian Tan , James Tien , Jackie Chan , Sammo Hung Hong Kong Martial arts film Hot Potato Oscar Williams Jim Kelly , George Memmoli , Geoffrey Binney United States Martial arts film [126] The Human Tornado Cliff Roquemore Rudy Ray Moore , Lady Reed, Jimmy Lynch United States Action comedy, martial arts film [127] Killer Clans Chor Yuen Chen Ping , Ku Feng , Lo Lieh Hong Kong Martial arts film Logan's Run Michael Anderson Michael York , Richard Jordan , Jenny Agutter , Roscoe Lee Browne , Farrah Fawcett-Majors , Michael Anderson Jr. , Peter Ustinov , Randolph Roberts , Ashley Cox , Gary Morgan United States Science fiction action [128] Master of the Flying Guillotine Jimmy Wang Yu Jimmy Wang Yu , Kam Kong , Lung Kun Yee Hong Kong Martial arts films [129] The New Shaolin Boxers Chang Cheh Alexander Fu Sheng , Jenny Tseng , Hsia Hui Wu Hong Kong Martial arts film The Next Man Richard C. Sarafian Sean Connery , Adolfo Celi United States Action thriller [130] The Shaolin Avengers Chang Cheh Alexander Fu Sheng , Kuan-Chun Chi , Yen Tsan Tang Hong Kong Martial arts film Shaolin Temple Chang Cheh David Chiang , Ti Lung , Alexander Fu Sheng Hong Kong Martial arts film Shaolin Wooden Men Chan Jeung Wa Jackie Chan , Chin Long , Kong Kim Hong Kong Martial arts film [131] Strange Shadows in an Empty Room Alberto De Martino Stuart Whitman , Carole Laure , Martin Landau Italy Canada [132] Web of Death Yuen Chor Hua Yueh , Lieh Lo , Li Ching Hong Kong Martial arts film 1977 Airport '77 Jerry Jameson Jack Lemmon , Lee Grant , Brenda Vaccaro United States Action thriller [133] Bare Knuckles Don Edmonds Robert Viharo , Sherry Jackson , Michael Heit United States Martial arts film [134] The Brave Archer Chang Cheh Alexander Fu Sheng , Ku Feng , Philip Kwok , Ti Lung Hong Kong Martial arts film Breaker! Breaker! Donald Hulette Chuck Norris , George Murdock , Terry O'Connor, Don Gentry, John Di Fusco, Ron Cedillos, Michael Augenstein, Dan Vandegrift, Douglas Stevenson, Paul Kawecki, Larry Feder, Jack Nance United States [135] Black Sunday John Frankenheimer Robert Shaw , Bruce Dern , Marthe Keller United States Action thriller [136] Chinatown Kid Chang Cheh Alexander Fu Sheng , Philip Kwok , Lo Mang Hong Kong Martial arts Film Chinese Connection 2 Bruce Li , Lo Lieh Hong Kong [137] The Clones of Bruce Lee Joseph Kong Bruce Lai , Dragon Lee South Korea Hong Kong Martial arts film [138] The Doberman Cop Kinji Fukasaku Sonny Chiba , Janet Hatta , Hiroki Matsukata Japan Action thriller, Martial arts film [139] Double Nickels Jack Vacek Jack Vacek , Ed Abrams , Patrice Schubert United States Action thriller [140] The Gauntlet Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood , Sondra Locke , Pat Hingle , William Prince , Bill McKinney , Michael Cavanaugh , Carole Cook , Mara Corday , Doug McGrath , Jeff Morris , Roy Jenson , Dan Vadis United States Action thriller [141] Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon Yukio Noda Sonny Chiba , Etsuko Shihomi , Jerry Ito Japan Action thriller, Martial arts film [142] Grand Theft Auto Ron Howard Ron Howard , Nancy Morgan , Marion Ross United States Action comedy [143] The Heroin Busters Enzo G. Castellari Fabio Testi , David Hemmings , Joshua Sinclair Italy Action thriller [144] High Rolling in a Hot Corvette Igor Auzins Joseph Bottoms , Grigor Taylor , Judy Davis Australia Action comedy [145] Karate Bear Fighter Kazuhiko Yamaguchi Sonny Chiba Japan Martial arts film [146] Karate for Life Kazuhiko Yamaguchi Sonny Chiba Japan Martial arts film [147] L'Animal Claude Zidi Jean-Paul Belmondo , Raquel Welch , Charles Gérard France Action comedy [148] The Naval Commandos Chang Cheh David Chiang , Ti Lung , Alexander Fu Sheng , Philip Kwok , Lu Feng , Chiang Sheng Hong Kong Taiwan Operation Thunderbolt Menahem Golan Yehoram Gaon , Gila Almagor , Assi Dayan Israel Action thriller [149] Return of the Chinese Boxer Jimmy Wang Yu Jimmy Wang Yu , Fei Lung , Emily Y. Chang Hong Kong Martial arts film Rollercoaster James Goldstone George Segal , Richard Widmark , Timothy Bottoms , Henry Fonda , Harry Guardino , Susan Strasberg , Helen Hunt United States Action thriller [150] Rolling Thunder John Flynn Tommy Lee Jones , William Devane , Linda Haynes United States Action thriller [151] Smokey and the Bandit Hal Needham Burt 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 Worden United States Action comedy [152] The Spy Who Loved Me Lewis Gilbert Roger Moore , Barbara Bach , Curd Jürgens United Kingdom Action thriller [153] Star Wars George Lucas Mark Hamill , Anthony Daniels , Harrison Ford , Carrie Fisher , Peter Cushing United States Science fiction action [154] Telefon Don Siegel Charles 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 Rydall United States Action thriller [155] To Kill with Intrigue Lo Wei Jackie Chan , Hsu Feng Hong Kong Martial arts film [156] 1978 7 Grandmasters Joseph Kuo Jack Long, Li Yi Min Hong Kong [157] The 36th Chamber of Shaolin Lau Kar-Leung Gordon Lau , John Cheung Hong Kong Martial arts film [158] The Brave Archer 2 Chang Cheh Alexander Fu Sheng , Ku Feng , Philip Kwok Hong Kong Martial arts Film Crippled Avengers Chang Cheh Kuo Chui , Lu Feng , Lo Mang Hong Kong Martial arts film Deathsport Allan Arkush , Henry Suso David Carradine , Claudia Jennings , Richard Lynch United States Science fiction action [159] Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog Sammo Hung Hong Kong Martial arts film [160] Drunken Master Yuen Woo Ping Jackie Chan Hong Kong Martial arts film, action comedy [161] Enter the Fat Dragon Sammo Hung Sammo Hung , Billy Chan , Fung Hak-On Hong Kong Martial arts film, action comedy [162] Every Which Way but Loose James Fargo Clint 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 , Manis United States [163] Five Deadly Venoms Chang Cheh Philip Kwok , Lo Mang , Ku Feng Hong Kong Martial arts Film Game of Death Robert Clouse Bruce Lee , Gig Young , Dean Jagger Hong Kong United States Action thriller, martial arts film [164] Good Guys Wear Black Ted Post Chuck 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 Shoemaker United States Action thriller [165] High-Ballin' Peter Carter Peter Fonda , Jerry Reed , Helen Shaver , Chris Wiggins , David Ferry , Harvey Atkin , Michael Hogan , Michael Ironside Canada United States [166] Hooper Hal Needham Burt Reynolds , Sally Field , Jan-Michael Vincent , Brian Keith , Robert Klein , John Marley , James Best , Alfie Wise, Adam West , Terry Bradshaw United States Action comedy [167] The Inglorious Bastards Enzo G. Castellari Bo Svenson , Fred Williamson , Peter Hooten Italy Action thriller [168] Invincible Shaolin Chang Cheh Kuo Chui , Lo Mang , Lu Feng Hong Kong Martial arts film Shogun's Samurai Kinji Fukasaku Sonny Chiba , Kinnosuke Nakamura , Etsuko Shihomi , Hiroyuki Sanada , Tetsurō Tamba , Toshirō Mifune Japan Jidaigeki , martial arts film [169] Snake in the Eagle's Shadow Yuen Woo Ping Simon Yuen , Hwang Jang Lee , Jackie Chan Hong Kong Martial arts film [170] Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin Chen Chi Hwa Jackie Chan , Nora Miao Hong Kong Soul of the Sword Shan Hua Ti Lung , Chen Chi Lin , Feng Ku Hong Kong Martial arts film Stunt Rock Brian Trenchard-Smith Margaret Gerard , Grant Page , Sorcery Australia Action thriller [171] Superman Richard Donner Marlon 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 Reed United States Superhero film [172] Warriors Two Sammo Hung Liang Chia-Je , Sammo Hung Hong Kong Martial arts film [173] 1979 1941 Steven Spielberg Dan 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 Caan United States Action comedy [174] Angels Revenge Greydon Clark Sylvia Anderson United States [175] Beyond the Poseidon Adventure Irwin Allen Michael 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 Harmon United States [176] City on Fire Alvin Rakoff Barry Newman , Susan Clark , Shelley Winters Canada [177] Concorde Affaire '79 Ruggero Deodato Joseph Cotten , Mimsy Farmer , James Franciscus Italy Action thriller [178] The Concorde ... 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