Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure: 2161 Films to Rent
Big Sleep, The (1977)
- Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Oliver Reed, Robert Mitchum, Joan Collins…
- Having switched the setting of Chandler's classic Marlowe mystery to the U.K, it's still a hard act to follow after the magnificent performance of…
Bridge Too Far, A (1977)
- Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Robert Redford, Sean Connery…
- Perhaps a battle–scene too far for some, but for afficiandos this epic account of an abortive Allied invasion of Holland is sure to provide…
Brink's Job, The (1977)
- Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Peter Falk, Warren Oates, Gena Rowlands…
- In 1950, the Brink’s security firm in Boston was robbed of nearly $3,000,000, in one of the US’ largest ever heists. This version of events…
Cassandra Crossing, The (1977)
- Dir. George P. Cosmatos
Feat. Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Ava Gardner…
- A few too many disasters – train crashes, plagues, terrorists etc. – make for an overcooked yet still entertaining actioner. An…
Clans of Intrigue (Chu liu xiang) (1977)
- Dir. Che Yuan
Feat. Ti Lung
- Another collaboration between dir. Yuan and the charismatic Ti Lung, in a historical detective story set around a legendary swordsman who tries to…
Cross of Iron (1977)
- Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason…
- A doomed German platoon facing annihilation at Russian hands find their instinct for personal glory greater than their instinct for…
Damnation Alley (1977)
- Dir. Jack Smight
Feat. Jan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, Dominique Sanda…
- Post–apocalyptic thriller that follows a group of WWIII survivors at a military installation who drive across the desolate wasteland to find…
Death Duel (San shao ye de jian) (1977)
- Dir. Che Yuan
Feat. Derek Yee, Chen Ping, Yu An-an
- A Shaw Bros. extravaganza that benefits from its pared–down take on the swordplay–and–intrigue formula and impressive visuals,…
Deep, The (1977)
- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Nick Nolte, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Shaw…
- Underwater intrigue from novelist Peter 'Jaws' Benchley, with Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset (in next to nothing) teaming with salty seadog Robert…
Eagle Has Landed, The (1977)
- Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall
- German commandos plot to assasinate Winston Churchill in this suspenseful thriller, apparently based on fact. Michael Caine, strangely plausible as a…