This is a list of crime films released in the 1970s.
Title Director Cast Country Notes 1970Bloody MamaRoger CormanShelley Winters, Pat Hingle, Don StroudUnited StatesBorsalinoJacques DerayAlain Delon, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel BouquetFranceItalyA Bullet for Pretty BoyLarry BuchananFabian Forte, Jocelyn Lane, Astrid WarnerUnited StatesLe Cercle rougeJean-Pierre MelvilleAlain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonté FranceItalyCold SweatTerence YoungCharles Bronson, Liv Ullmann, James MasonFrance, ItalyCrime dramaThe CopYves BoissetMichel Bouquet, Françoise Fabian, Michel ConstantinFranceDelinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night DreamsKazuhiko YamaguchiReiko Oshida, Masumi Tachibana, Yukie KagawaJapanLa HorsePierre Granier-DeferreJean Gabin, Elenore Hirt, André WeberFranceItalyWest GermanyThe Honeymoon KillersLeonard KastleShirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco, Dortha DuckworthUnited StatesInvestigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionElio PetriGian Maria Volonté, Florinda Bolkan, Salvo Randone ItalyCrime dramaKaidan NoboriryuTeruo IshiiToru Abe, Yoshi Katō, Makoto SatōJapanLast LeapÉdouard LuntzMaurice Ronet, Michel Bouquet, Cathy RosierFranceItalyPerfect FridayPeter HallUrsula Andress, David Warner, Stanley BakerStray Cat Rock: Sex HunterYasuharu HasebeNobuko Aoiki, Tatsuya Fuji, Mie HanabusaJapanLe Temps des loupsSergio GobbiRobert Hossein, Charles Aznavour, Virna LisiFranceItaly 1971$Richard BrooksWarren Beatty, Goldie Hawn, Gert FröbeUnited States10 Rillington PlaceRichard FleischerRichard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt United KingdomThe Anderson TapesSidney LumetSean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin BalsamUnited StatesLes Assassins de l'ordreMarcel CarnéJacques Brel, Catherine Rouvel, Charles DennerFranceItalyCrime dramaLes Aveux les plus douxÉdouard MolinaroCaroline Cellier, Roger Hanin, Philippe NoiretFranceAlgeriaItalyCrime dramaThe Big Doll HouseJack HillJudy Brown, Roberta Collins, Pam GrierUnited States, PhilippinesPrison filmA Clockwork OrangeStanley KubrickMalcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael BatesUnited KingdomJuvenile delinquency filmLe CasseHenri VerneuilJean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Dyan CannonFranceItalyConfessions of a Police CaptainDamiano DamianiFranco Nero, Martin Balsam, Marilù ToloItalyCrime thrillerDirty HarryDon SiegelClint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni SantoniUnited StatesThe French ConnectionWilliam FriedkinGene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy ScheiderUnited StatesGet CarterMike HodgesMichael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt EklandUnited KingdomIl était une fois un FlicGeorges LautnerMichel Constantin, Daniel Ivernel, Mireille DarcFranceItalyCrime comedyJust Before NightfallClaude ChabrolMichel Bouquet, Stéphane Audran, François PérierFranceItalyCrime dramaKluteAlan J. PakulaJane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi United States Crime thrillerLive Today, Die Tomorrow!Kaneto Shindo JapanMilano calibro 9Fernando di LeoMario Adorf, Philippe Leroy, Gastone MoschinItalyPlay Misty for MeClint EastwoodClint Eastwood, Jessica Walter, Donna MillsUnited StatesCrime thrillerSympathy for the UnderdogKinji FukasakuNoboru Ando, Tomisaburo WakayamaJapanTen Days' WonderClaude ChabrolOrson Welles, Anthony Perkins, Marlène JobertFranceItalyVillainMichael TuchnerRichard Burton, Ian McShane, Nigel DavenportUnited KingdomGangster film 19721931: Once Upon a Time in New YorkLuigi VanziRichard Conte, Adolfo CeliItalyAcross 110th StreetBarry ShearAnthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, Anthony FranciosaUnited StatesAnd Hope to DieRené ClémentJean-Louis Trintignant, Robert Ryan, Lea MassariFrance, ItalyThe Big Bird CageJack HillTeda Bracci, Vic Díaz, Anitra FordUnited StatesBoxcar BerthaMartin ScorseseBarbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry PrimusUnited StatesThe Carey TreatmentBlake EdwardsJames Coburn, Jennifer O'Neill, Pat HingleUnited StatesLa Course Du Lièvre à Travers les ChampsRené ClémentJean-Louis Trintignant, Robert Ryan, Lea MassariFranceUnited StatesItalyThe Doberman GangByron Ross ChudnowHal ReedUnited StatesDr. PopaulClaude ChabrolJean-Paul Belmondo, Mia Farrow, Laura AntonelliFranceItalyCrime comedyFemale Convict 701: ScorpionShunya ItōMeiko Kaji, Kayoko Shiraishi, Fumio WatanabeJapanFemale Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41Shunya ItōMeiko Kaji, Kayoko Shiraishi, Fumio WatanabeJapanUn FlicJean-Pierre MelvilleAlain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, Richard CrennaFrance, ItalyFrenzyAlfred HitchcockJon Finch, Barry Foster, Barbara Leigh-HuntUnited KingdomCrime thrillerThe GetawaySam PeckinpahSteve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben JohnsonUnited StatesThe GodfatherFrancis Ford CoppolaMarlon Brando, Al Pacino, James CaanUnited StatesHammerBruce ClarkAl Richardson, Jamal Moore, Perrie LottUnited StatesThe Harder They ComePerry HenzellJimmy CliffJamaicaThe Hell BelowRobert EnricoSerge Reggiani, Juliet Berto, Jean BouiseFrance Hickey & BoggsRobert CulpRobert CulpUnited StatesDetective MovieThe Hot RockPeter YatesRobert Redford, George Segal, Ron LeibmanUnited StatesThe Outside ManJacques DerayJean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret, Roy SchneiderFrance, Italy, United StatesPrime CutMichael RitchieLee Marvin, Gene Hackman, Angel TompkinsUnited StatesRika the Mixed-Blood GirlKō NakahiraRika Aoki, Yasuo Arakawa, Satoshi Moritsuka JapanCrime thrillerStreet MobsterKinji FukasakuNoboru Ando, Asao Koike, Noboru MitaniJapanSuper FlyGordon Parks, Jr.Ron O'Neal, Carl Lee, Sheila FrazierUnited StatesTrick BabyLarry YustKiel Martin, Mel StewartUnited StatesLe TueurDenys de La PatellièreJean Gabin, Fabio Testi, Uschi GlasFrance, Italy, West GermanyThe WolvesHideo GoshaKyoko Enami, Hisashi Igawa, Komaki KuriharaJapan 1973BadlandsTerrence MalickMartin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren OatesUnited StatesBattles Without Honor and HumanityKinji FukasakuBunta Sugawara, Hiroki MatsukataJapanBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Hiroshima DeathmatchKinji FukasakuSonny Chiba, Seizo Fukumoto, Meiko KajiJapanBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy WarKinji FukasakuReiko Ike, Akira KobayashiJapanBlack CaesarLarry CohenOmer Jeffrey, Fred Williamson, William Wellman, Jr.United StatesItalyCharley VarrickDon SiegelWalter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia FarrUnited StatesCoffyJack HillPam Grier, Booker Bradshaw, Robert DoQuiUnited StatesCrime thrillerThe Daring DobermansByron Ross ChudnowJoan Caulfield, Tim Considine, Claudio MartinezUnited StatesDillingerJohn MiliusWarren Oates, Ben Johnson, Michelle PhillipsUnited StatesFemale Convict Scorpion: Grudge SongShunya ItōMeiko Kaji, Yaoi WatanabJapanFemale Prisoner Scorpion: Beast StableShunya ItōMeiko KajiJapanThe Friends of Eddie CoylePeter YatesRobert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard JordanUnited StatesLady SnowbloodToshiya FujitaMeiko KajiJapanLittle CigarsChris ChristenberryAngel Tompkins, Felix Silla, Jerry MarenUnited StatesCrime dramaThe MackMichael I. CampusMax Julien, Richard Pryor, Don GordonUnited StatesMean StreetsMartin ScorseseRobert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David ProvalUnited StatesNight WatchBrian G. HuttonElizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey, Billie WhitelawUnited Kingdom Les noces rougesClaude ChabrolStéphane Audran, Michel Piccoli, Claude PiépluFranceItalyThe OutfitJohn FlynnRobert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don BakerUnited StatesPaño verdeMario David Carlos Estrada, Luis Brandoni, Julia von Grolman, Héctor AlterioArgentinaSerpicoSidney LumetAl Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire, Tony Roberts, Allan Rich, Albert Henderson, Joseph Bova, M. Emmet WalshUnited StatesCrime DramaSteelyard BluesAlan MyersonJane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Peter BoyleUnited StatesCaperThe StingGeorge Roy HillPaul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles DurningUnited StatesSuperfly T.N.T.Ron O'NealSilvio Nardo, Rik BoydUnited StatesThe Thief Who Came to DinnerBud YorkinRyan O'Neal, Jacqueline Bisset, Warren OatesUnited StatesCrime comedy 197411 HarrowhouseAram AvakianCharles Grodin, Candice Bergen, John GielgudUnited KingdomCrime comedyAlmost HumanUmberto LenziHenry Silva, Anita Strindberg, Raymond LovelockItalyBig Bad MamaSteve CarverAngie Dickinson, William Shatner, Tom SkerrittUnited StatesThe Black GodfatherJohn EvansDon Chastain, Damu King, Rod PerryUnited StatesBlack SamsonChuck BailRockne Tarkington, Carol Speed, William SmithUnited StatesBorsalino & Co.Jacques DerayAlain Delon, Riccardo Cucciolla, Catherine RouvelFranceItalyWest GermanyCaged HeatJonathan DemmeBarbara Steele, Erica Gavin, Juanita BrownUnited StatesThe Candy SnatchersGuerdon TruebloodTiffany Bolling, Dolores Dorn, Vincent MartoranoUnited StatesDeath WishMichael WinnerCharles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent GardeniaUnited StatesFoxy BrownJack HillPam Grier, Antonio Fargas, Peter BrownUnited StatesThe Godfather Part IIFrancis Ford CoppolaAl Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane KeatonUnited StatesGone in 60 SecondsH. B. HalickiHal McClain, Markos Kotsikos, Jonathan E. FrickeUnited StatesMcQJohn SturgesJohn Wayne, Eddie Albert, Diana MuldaurUnited StatesMurder on the Orient ExpressSidney LumetAlbert Finney, Sean Connery, Anthony PerkinsUnited KingdomMystery filmThe Nickel RideRobert MulliganJason Miller, Linda Haynes, John HillermanUnited StatesNuits rougesGeorges FranjuGayle Hunnicutt, Jacques Champreu, Josephine ChaplinFranceItalyRabid DogsLamberto Bava, Mario BavaRiccardo Cucciolla, Lea Lander, Maurice PoliItalyThe Sugarland ExpressSteven SpielbergGoldie Hawn, William Atherton, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks, Gregory Walcott, Steve KanalyUnited StatesThe Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeJoseph SargentWalter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin BalsamUnited StatesThieves Like UsRobert AltmanKeith Carradine, Shelley Duvall, John SchuckUnited StatesLe Trio InfernalFrancis GirodRomy Schneider, Michel Piccoli, Mascha GonskaFranceWest GermanyItalyUomini duriDuccio TessariLino Ventura, Isaac Hayes, Fred WilliamsonItalyFrance 1975L'AgressionGérard PirèsJean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Deneuve, Claude BrasseurFranceItalyThe Black BirdDavid GilerGeorge Segal, Stéphane Audran, Lionel StanderUnited StatesCrime comedyCaponeSteve CarverBen Gazzara, Susan Blakely, Harry GuardinoUnited StatesThe Candy Tangerine ManMatt ClimberJohn Daniels, Eli Haines, Tom HankasonUnited StatesDog Day AfternoonSidney LumetAl Pacino, John Cazale, Charles DurningUnited StatesFemale TroubleJohn WatersDivine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian PearceUnited StatesCrime comedyFlic StoryJacques DerayAlain Delon, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Renato SalvatoriFranceItalyCrime thrillerThe FortuneMike NicholsJack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Stockard ChanningUnited StatesCrime comedyrFrench Connection IIJohn FrankenheimerGene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard FressonUnited StatesIl faut vivre dangereusementClaude MakovskiClaude Brasseur, Annie Girardot, Sydne RomeFranceLes Innocents aux mains salesClaude ChabrolRod Steiger, Romy Schneider, Paolo GiustiFranceWest GermanyItalyCrime thrillerJohnny FirecloudWilliam Allen CastlemanVictor Mojica, Frank de KovaUnited StatesLepkeMenahem GolanTony Curtis, Anjanette Comer, Michael CallanUnited StatesIsraelA Matter of Wife... and DeathMarvin J. ChomskyRod Taylor, Joe Santos, Eddie FirestoneUnited StatesMitchellAndrew V. McLaglenJoe Don Baker, Martin Balsam, John SaxoUnited StatesSwitchblade SistersJack HillBill Adler, Asher Brauner, Kitty BruceUnited StatesWanted: BabysitterRené ClémentMaria Schneider, Sydne Rome, Robert VaughnWest GermanyItalyFranceMonacoThe YakuzaSydney PollackRobert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Brian Keith United StatesJapan 1976The Hunter Will Get YouPhilippe LabroJean-Paul Belmondo, Bruno Cremer, Patrick FierryFranceCrime thrillerBaroccoAndré TéchinéIsabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu, Marie-France PisierFranceCrime dramaBugsy MaloneAlan ParkerScott Baio, Jodie FosterUnited KingdomGangster filmThe Con ArtistsSergio CorbucciAnthony Quinn, Adriano Celentano, CapucineItalyCrime comedyCopAnders RefnJens Okking, Dick Kaysoe, Bodil KjerDenmarkLe Corps de mon ennemiHenri VerneuilJean-Paul Belmondo, Bernard Blier, Marie-France PisierFranceGhost Train InternationalBent ChristensenDirch Passer, Preben Kaas, Axel StrøbyeDenmarkThe Killer Inside MeBurt KennedyStacy Keach, Sus