Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2195 Films to Buy & Rent
Scorpio (1973)
- Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Paul Scofield…
- Burt Lancaster plays the CIA agent in this solid suspense yarn set at the height of the Cold War. Plotwise this is a little overcomplicated, but…
Serpico (1973)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Al Pacino
- Pacino plays a tough, non–conformist cop who exposes police corruption and suffers persecution. Influential, authentic crime drama.
Sex and Fury (Furyô anego den: Inoshika Ochô) (1973)
- Dir. Norifumi Suzuki
Feat. Reiko Ike
- Japanese exploitation cinema proves itself unrivaled with this slice of 70s celluloid anarchy, trailing a mostly nude Reiko Ike as she slashes and…
Shaft in Africa (1973)
- Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. Richard Roundtree
- Shaft goes international with Richard Roundtree returning as the detective forced into helping an African nation stop latter–day slave trading.
Stone Killer, The (1973)
- Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam, Jack Colvin…
- Charles Bronson and director Michael Winner duet for this pre–DEATH WISH actioner about a disgraced NYC cop who joins the L.A.P.D. where he…
That Man Bolt (1973)
- Dir. David Lowell Rich, Henry Levin
Feat. Fred Williamson, Byron Webster, Miko Mayama…
- Colourful action film blending blaxploitation, martial arts, and spy influences, with Fred Williamson (HELL UP IN HARLEM) starring as a karate sex…
Three Musketeers, The (1973)
- Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Oliver Reed, Michael York, Richard Chamberlain…
- Splendidly cheeky version of Alexandre Dumas' enduring classic with dashing gents clearly enjoying the romp. It's Raquel Welch, however, who's the…
Walking Tall (1973)
- Dir. Phil Karlson
Feat. Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Hartman
- A professional wrestler decides to become a sheriff after discovering his home town in Tennessee is beset by corruption, and sets about delivering a…
Way of the Dragon (1973)
- Dir. Bruce Lee
Feat. Bruce Lee
- Bruce Lee wrote, directed and stars as an innocent who clashes with gun–toting mafioso in this tough Kung–Fu flick with a sense of humour.
White Lightning (1973)
- Dir. Joseph Sargent
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty…
- Low–budget b–movie was a runaway hit, and the movie that made Burt Reynolds a star. Good old boys, souped–up cars, moonshine and…