A list of thriller films released in the 1970s.
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/notes 1970And Soon the DarknessRobert FuestPamela Franklin, Michele Dotrice, Sandor ElesThe Bird with the Crystal PlumageDario ArgentoTony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Eva RenziItalyWest GermanyThe BreachClaude ChabrolStéphane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Michel BouquetFranceItalyBelgiumThe ButcherClaude ChabrolStéphane Audran, Jean Yanne FranceItalyLe Cercle rougeJean-Pierre MelvilleAlain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonté, Yves MontandFranceItalyCold SweatTerence YoungCharles Bronson, Liv Ullmann, Jill IrelandFranceItalyColossus: The Forbin ProjectJoseph SargentEric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon PinsentUnited StatesDernier domicile connuJosé GiovanniLino Ventura, Marlène Jobert, Michel ConstantinFranceItalyFive Dolls for an August MoonMario BavaWilliam Berger, Edwige Fenech, Renato RossiniItalyFragment of FearRichard SarafianDavid Hemmings, Gayle Hunnicutt, Flora Robson United KingdomHatchet for the HoneymoonMario BavaFemi Benussi, Laura Betti, Alan CollinItalySpainLa HorsePierre Granier-DeferreJean Gabin, Elenore Hirt, André WeberFranceItalyWest GermanyCrime thrillerThe Kremlin LetterJohn HustonBibi Andersson, Richard Boone, Nigel GreenUnited StatesNelle pieghe della carneSergio BergonzelliEleonora Rossi-DragoItalyNightmares Come at NightJesús FrancoDiana LorysLiechtensteinQui?Leonard KeigelRomy Schneider, Maurice Ronet, Gabriele TintiFranceItalyRider on the RainRené ClémentMarlène Jobert, Charles Bronson, Annie Cordy FranceItaly 1971The Abominable Dr. PhibesRobert FuestVincent Price, Joseph Cotten United Kingdom horrorKuheli Tarun MajumdarBiswajit Chatterjee, Sandhya Roy India horrorL'aiguana della lingua di fuocoRiccardo FredaDominique Boschero, Werner PochathItalyFranceWest GermanyThe Anderson TapesSidney LumetSean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin BalsamUnited StatesThe Andromeda StrainRobert WiseArthur Hill, David Wayne, James OlsonUnited StatesBlack Belly of the TarantulaPaolo CavaraGiancarlo Giannini, Claudine Auger, Barbara BouchetItalyHorror thrillerThe Case of the Scorpion's TailSergio MartinoGeorge Hilton, Luigi Pistilli, Janine ReynaudItalySpainLe casseHenri VerneuilJean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Dyan Cannon FranceCrime thrillerThe Cat o' Nine TailsDario ArgentoEmilio Marchesini, Vittorio CongiaWest GermanyItalyFranceCold Eyes of FearEnzo G. CastellariGianni Garko, Franco Marletta, Julián MateosItalySpainThe Deadly TrapRené ClémentFaye Dunaway, Frank Langella, Barbara Parkins FranceItalyDeath Walks on High HeelsLuciano ErcoliNieves Navarro, Frank Wolff, Simon AndreuItalyThe Devil with Seven FacesOsvaldo CiviraniCarroll Baker, Stephen Boyd, George HiltonItalyDirty HarryDon SiegelClint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, Andrew Robinson United States$Richard BrooksWarren Beatty, Goldie Hawn, Gert FröbeUnited StatesComedy thrillerDuelSteven SpielbergDennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott, Eddie FirestoneUnited StatesThe Fifth CordLuigi BazzoniWolfgang Preiss, Franco NeroItalyFour Flies on Grey VelvetDario ArgentoMichael BrandonItalyFranceThe French ConnectionWilliam FriedkinGene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey United StatesAction thrillerFrightPeter CollinsonTara CollinsonUnited KingdomGet CarterMike HodgesMichael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland United KingdomCrime thrillerGumshoeStephen FrearsAlbert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Frank FinlayUnited KingdomKlute Alan J. Pakula Jane Fonda, Donald SutherlandUnited States A Lizard in a Woman's SkinLucio FulciFlorinda Bolkan, Stanley BakerItalyFranceSpainPlay Misty for MeClint EastwoodClint Eastwood, Jessica Walter, Donna Mills United StatesPretty Maids All in a RowRoger VadimRock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, Angie DickinsonUnited StatesComedy thrillerThe Resurrection of Zachary WheelerRobert WynnRichard Schuyler, Jim HealeyUnited StatesSee No EvilRichard FleischerMia Farrow, Dorothy Alison, Robin BaileyUnited KingdomShaftGordon ParksRichard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles CioffiUnited StatesCrime thrillerLo strano vizio della signora WardhSergio MartinoGeorge Hilton, Ivan RassimovItalySpainStraw DogsSam PeckinpahDustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan United KingdomVanishing PointRichard C. SarafianBarry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger United StatesAction thrillerWhat's the Matter with Helen?Curtis HarringtonDebbie Reynolds, Shelley Winters, Dennis WeaverUnited States 1972And Hope to DieRené ClémentJean-Louis Trintignant, Robert Ryan, Lea MassariFranceItalyL'AttentatYves BoissetMichel Piccoli, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean SebergFranceItalyThe Case of the Bloody IrisGiuliano Carmineo, Anthony AscottEdwige Fenech, George Hilton, Annabella IncontreraItalyDead Pigeon on Beethoven StreetSamuel FullerGlenn Corbett, Christa Lang, Anton DiffringWest GermanyDon't Torture a DucklingLucio FulciFlorinda Bolkan, Barbara Bouchet, Tomas MilianItalyFear Is the KeyMichael TuchnerBarry Newman, Suzy Kendall, John VernonUnited KingdomFist of FuryLo WeiBruce LeeHong KongAction thrillerUn flicJean-Pierre MelvilleAlain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, Richard CrennaFranceCrime thrillerFrenzyAlfred HitchcockJon Finch, Barry Foster United StatesUnited KingdomThe GetawaySam PeckinpahSteve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben JohnsonUnited StatesAction thriller, crime thrillerImagesRobert AltmanSusannah York, René Auberjonois United StatesUnited KingdomThe MechanicMichael WinnerCharles Bronson, Keenan Wynn, Jan-Michael Vincent United StatesCrime thrillerLa Morte Accarezza a MezzanotteLuciano ErcoliNieves Navarro, Simon Andreu, Pietro MartellanzItalySpainThe OtherRobert MulliganUta Hagen, Diana Muldaur, Chris UdvarnokyUnited StatesPrime CutMichael RitchieLee Marvin, Gene Hackman, Angel Tompkins, Sissy SpacekUnited StatesPulpMike HodgesMichael Caine, Mickey Rooney, Lionel StanderUnited KingdomComedy thrillerSeven Blood-Stained OrchidsUmberto LenziPier Paolo Capponi, Franco Fantasia, Uschi GlasWest GermanyItalySleuthJoseph L. MankiewiczLaurence Olivier, Michael Caine United KingdomPsychological thrillerState of SiegeCosta-GavrasYves Montand, Renato Salvatori, O.E. HasseFranceItalyWest GermanyStraight on Till MorningPeter CollinsonTom Bell, Harold Berens, James BolamUnited KingdomWhat Have You Done to Solange?Massimo DallamanoJoachim Fuchsberger, Camille Keaton, Fabio TestiWest GermanyItalyWho Saw Her Die?Aldo LadoDominique Boschero, Adolfo Celi, Peter ChatelItalyWest GermanyWhoever Slew Auntie Roo?Curtis HarringtonShelley Winters, Mark Lester, Ralph RichardsonUnited KingdomUnited StatesPsychological thrillerYou'll Like My MotherLamont JohnsonPatty Duke, Rosemary Murphy, Richard ThomasUnited States 1973Charley VarrickDon SiegelWalter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia FarrUnited StatesAction thriller, crime thrillerThe CraziesGeorge A. RomeroEdith Bell, Lane Carroll, Will DisneyUnited StatesAction thrillerThe Day of the DolphinMike NicholsGeorge C. Scott, Trish VanDevere, Paul Sorvino United StatesDon't Look NowNicolas RoegJulie Christie, Donald Sutherland United KingdomItalyThe Day of the JackalFred ZinnemannEdward Fox, Michel LonsdaleUnited KingdomFranceEnter the DragonRobert ClouseBruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim KellyUnited StatesHong KongAction thrillerExecutive ActionDavid MillerBurt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Will GeerUnited StatesThe Laughing PolicemanStuart RosenbergWalter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Louis Gossett Jr.United StatesLive and Let DieGuy HamiltonRoger Moore, Jane Seymour, Yaphet KottoUnited KingdomThe Long GoodbyeRobert AltmanElliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt United StatesThe MacKintosh ManJohn HustonPaul Newman, Dominique Sanda, James MasonUnited KingdomMagnum ForceTed PostClint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Mitchell RyanUnited StatesAction thrillerNight Flight from MoscowHenri VerneuilYul Brynner, Henry Fonda, Dirk BogardeWest GermanyFranceItalyPsychological thrillerThe OutfitJohn FlynnRobert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don BakerUnited StatesCrime thrillerThe Outside ManJacques DerayJean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret, Roy Scheider FranceItalyAction thriller, crime thrillerThe PyxHarvey HartLouise RinfretCanadaQuelques messieurs trop tranquillesGeorges LautnerAndré Pousse, Jean Lefebvre, DaniFranceScorpioMichael WinnerBurt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Paul Scofield United StatesShamusBuzz KulikBurt Reynolds, Dyan Cannon, John Ryan United StatesComedy thrillerLe SilencieuxClaude PinoteauLino Ventura, Lea Massari, Suzanne Flon FranceItalySpy thrillerSistersBrian De PalmaMargot Kidder, Jennifer SaltUnited StatesThriller – A Cruel PictureBo Arne VibeniusChristina LindbergSwedenAction thrillerTorsoSergio MartinoAngela Covello, Carla Brait, Patricia AdiutoriItalyShock TreatmentAlain JessuaAlain Delon, Annie Girardot, Robert HirschFranceItalyLa ValiseGeorges LautnerMireille Darc, Michel Constantin, Jean-Pierre MarielleFranceComedy thrillerWestworldMichael CrichtonYul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James BrolinUnited StatesScience fiction thrillerWicked, WickedRichard L. BareIndira Danks, Kirk Bates United States 1974Act of VengeanceBob KelljanJo Ann Harris, Peter Brown, Jennifer LeeUnited StatesCrime thrillerBad RonaldBuzz KulikScott Jacoby, Pippa Scott, John LarchUnited StatesBlack ChristmasBob ClarkOlivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John SaxonCanadaPsychological thriller, paranoid thrillerThe Black WindmillDon SiegelMichael Caine, Donald Pleasence, Delphine SeyrigUnited KingdomBorsalino & Co.Jacques DerayAlain Delon, Riccardo Cucciolla, Catherine RouvelWest GermanyItalyFranceBring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaSam PeckinpahWarren Oates, Isela Vega, Gig Young United StatesAction thrillerThe Centerfold GirlsJohn PeyserAldo Ray, Kitty Carl, Jeremy SlateUnited StatesThe ConversationFrancis Ford CoppolaGene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield United StatesDeath WishMichael WinnerCharles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent GardeniaUnited StatesJuggernautRichard LesterRichard Harris, Omar Sharif, David Hemmings United KingdomAction thrillerMacon County LineRichard ComptonCheryl Waters, Joan Blackman, Geoffrey LewisUnited StatesNadaClaude ChabrolFabio Testi, Maurice Garrel, Mariangela MelatoFranceItalyNuits RougesGeorges FranjuGayle Hunnicutt, Jacques Champreux, Josephine ChaplinFranceItalyThe Odessa FileRonald NeameJon Voight, Maximilian Schell, Maria SchellWest GermanyUnited KingdomPolitical thrillerThe Parallax ViewAlan J. PakulaWarren Beatty, Hume Cronyn, William Daniels, Paula PrentissUnited StatesIl Profumo della Signora in NeroFrancesco Barilli ItalyRabid DogsMario Bava, Lamberto BavaRiccardo Cucciolla, Lea Lander, Maurice PoliItalyThe SecretRobert EnricoJean-Louis Trintignant, Philippe Noiret, Marlène JobertFranceLes Seins de glaceGeorges LautnerClaude Brasseur, Alain Delon, Nicoletta MachiavelliFranceItalySpasmoUmberto LenziGuido Alberti, Robert Hoffmann, Suzy KendallItalyStreet LawEnzo G. CastellariRenzo Palmer, Franco Nero, Gian Carlo Prete ItalyThe Sugarland ExpressSteven SpielbergGoldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, William AthertonUnited StatesCrime thriller, DramaThe Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeJoseph SargentWalter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector ElizondoUnited States 1975Adieu pouletPierre Granier-DeferreLino Ventura, Patrick Dewaere, Victor LanouxFranceGérard PirèsJean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Deneuve, Claude BrasseurFranceItalyAction thriller, crime thrillerBranniganDouglas HickoxJohn Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy GeesonUnited KingdomThe Bullet TrainJunya SatoKen Takakura, Kei Yamamoto, Ken UtsuiJapanAction thriller Deep RedDario ArgentoDavid Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia ItalyThe Drowning PoolStuart RosenbergPaul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony FranciosaUnited StatesFarewell, My LovelyDick RichardsRobert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland, Sylvia MilesUnited StatesFlic StoryJacques DerayAlain Delon, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Renato SalvatoriFranceItalyFrench Connection IIJohn Frankenheimer Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard FressonUnited StatesAction thrillerHustleRobert AldrichBurt Reynolds, Catherine Deneuve, Ben JohnsonUnited StatesIl Faut Vivre DangereusementCla