1970s
The Asphyx (1972) NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
The Asphyx
director: Peter Newbrook actor: Robert Powell / Robert Stephens
other title: Asphyx / Experiments
Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question... what is the mysterious apparition found in the photographs of his dying subjects?
The Mighty Peking Man (1977) NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData
猩猩王
director: Ho Meng-Hua actor: Evelyne Kraft / Danny Lee Sau-Yin
other title: Il gigante dell'Himalaya / Der Koloss von Konga
Word of a monster ape ten stories tall living in the Himalayas reaches fortune hunters in Hong Kong. They travel to India to capture it, but wild animals and quicksand dissuade all but Johnny, an adventurer with a broken heart. He finds the monster and discovers it's been raising a scantily-clad woman, Samantha, since she survived a plane crash years before that killed her parents. In the idyllic jungle, Johnny and Samantha fall in love. Then Johnny asks her to convince "Utam" to go to Hong Kong. Lu Tien, an unscrupulous promoter, takes over: Utam is in chains for freak show exhibitions. When Lu Tien assaults Samantha, Utam's protective instincts take over: havoc in Hong Kong.
The Super Inframan (1975) NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
中國超人
director: Hua Shan actor: Danny Lee Sau-Yin / Wang Hsieh
other title: Inframan l'altra dimensione / Invasion aus dem Inneren der Erde
The surface of the Earth is under attack, thousands of people are killed in this unprovoked attacked. The cause, Princess Dragonmon and her army of monsters have decided to invade. Princess Dragonmon is an alien whose race has been hiding under us for centuries waiting to attack at the time is right. A doctor has been preparing for something like this and turns his assistant Rayma into the cyborg hero known as Inframan. Now only Inframan stands between the Earth and Princess Dragonmon but when a close friend is captured and brainwashed, can she be stopped with this inside man feeding her info?
Capricorn One (1977) Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Capricorn One
director: Peter Hyams actor: Elliott Gould / James Brolin
other title: Mission: Capricorn One / Capricórnio Um
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
Star Wars
8.4 (13 ratings) director: George Lucas actor: Mark Hamill / Harrison Ford
other title: Star Wars / Guerra nas Estrelas
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
Flesh for Frankenstein (1973) TMDB WikiData IMDb
Flesh for Frankenstein
director: Paul Morrissey actor: Joe Dallesandro / Udo Kier
other title: Il mostro è in tavola... barone Frankenstein / Frankenstein
Within the decadent walls of the Frankenstein mansion, the Baron and his depraved assistant Otto have discovered the means of creating new life. As the Baron's laboratory begins to fill up with stitched body parts, the Baroness dallies with the randy new manservant and soon the decadent, permissive household is consumed by an outrageous, bizarre and hilarious combination of death and dismemberment.
Midnight Express (1978) NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban TMDB
Midnight Express
director: Alan Parker actor: Brad Davis / Irene Miracle
other title: Fuga di mezzanotte / O Expresso da Meia-Noite
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
Five Fingers of Death (1972) NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
天下第一拳
director: Jeong Chang-hwa actor: Lo Lieh / Wang Ping
other title: Cinque dita di violenza / Zhao, der Unbesiegbare
A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts competition. He leaves the school when he hears that a local gangster is terrorizing the town. He comes to the aid of a young singer and brings on the wrath of the local gang. He eventually enters the martial arts competition after learning iron palm technique and takes out all competition.
The Screaming Tiger (1973) IMDb WikiData
唐人票客
director: Chien Lung actor: Jimmy Wang Yu / Liu Ping
other title: Wang Yu - Stärker als tausend Kamikaze / Mano de hacha (El hacha del dragón)
Rare was the film in 1973 that incorporated the star's name in the title. One of the few such films was Screaming Ninja, aka Wang Yu, King of Boxing. The story is set in China in the early 1900x. Essentially playing an extension of himself, action-star Wang-Yu spends much of the time defending himself against evil martial-arts masters. He also tries to make sense of a tragic incident in his past.
The Chinese Boxer (1970) TMDB NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData
龍虎鬪
director: Jimmy Wang Yu actor: Jimmy Wang Yu / Lo Lieh
other title: La morte nella mano / Wang Yu - Sein Schlag war tödlich
Lei Ming, a noble young martial arts student who doesn't know the meaning of giving up. He faces a treacherous, blood-thirsty Japanese karate expert, which leads to many memorable battles as well as several unforgettable training sequences.
The Man from Hong Kong (1975) NeoDB Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
直搗黃龍
director: Brian Trenchard-Smith actor: Jimmy Wang Yu / George Lazenby
other title: Der Mann von Hongkong / L'Homme de Hong Kong
Australian authorities arrest a man believed to be connected to the Sydney criminal underworld and send for Inspector Fang Sing Leng from Hong Kong to question him. After the alleged criminal is assassinated, Inspector Leng and the Sydney police try to hunt down those responsible and hope to solve their case along the way.
The Kremlin Letter (1970) IMDb WikiData
The Kremlin Letter
director: John Huston actor: Bibi Andersson / Richard Boone
other title: Lettera al Kremlino / Der Brief an den Kreml
After an unauthorized letter suggesting U.S. support for a Russian attack on China is sent to Moscow, a former naval officer and his team go undercover to retrieve it. Their plans are disrupted when a cunning politician raids their hideout.
Heroes Two (1974) IMDb WikiData
方世玉與洪熙官
director: Chang Cheh actor: Chen Kuan-Tai / Alexander Fu Sheng
other title: Heroes Two - I due eroi / Die tödlichen Fäuste der Shaolin
A band of fighting Ming Dynasty loyalists branded as enemies of the state are driven underground following the burning of the Shaolin Temple by Qing Dynasty officials. Due to a misunderstanding, Shaolin kung fu prodigy Fong Sai-yuk is duped into helping Qing agents to capture leading Shaolin rebel Hung Hei-gun. Upon discovering his mistake, Sai-yuk teams up with the remaining rebels to free Hei-gun before his planned execution. Plotting to stop them is General Che Kang, a formidable Tibetan kung fu master who commands an army of fighters including four deadly Tibetan llamas.
The Legendary Strike (1978) WikiData IMDb
浪子一招
director: Huang Feng / Kim Jong-seong actor: Chan Sing / Angela Mao Ying
other title: La Légende de Shaolin / 浪子一招
The plot deals with a search for a valuable pearl, dubbed the Buddha's Relic, which is sold to an unwitting Japanese emissary by a corrupt Ching Dynasty prince who seeks to steal it back for his own purposes.
Life of Brian (1979) Douban NeoDB TMDB IMDb
Life of Brian
7.9 (7 ratings) director: Terry Jones actor: Graham Chapman / John Cleese
other title: Brian di Nazareth / Monty Python's life of Brian - et herrens liv
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.
Dark Star (1974) TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
Dark Star
director: John Carpenter actor: Brian Narelle / Cal Kuniholm
other title: Estrela Negra / Dark Star - Finsterer Stern
A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.
Cahill: United States Marshal (1973) IMDb WikiData
Cahill: United States Marshal
director: Andrew V. McLaglen actor: John Wayne / George Kennedy
other title: La stella di latta / Sheriffens værste job
J.D. Cahill is the toughest U.S. Marshal they've got, just the sound of his name makes bad guys stop in their tracks, so when his two young boy's want to get his attention they decide to rob a bank. They end up getting more than they bargained for.
The Mad Bomber (1973) IMDb WikiData
The Mad Bomber
director: Bert I. Gordon actor: Vince Edwards / Chuck Connors
other title: Mad Bomber - L'uomo sputato dall'inferno / Aus der Hölle gespuckt
Los Angeles detectives Minelli and Blake must track down a serial rapist who may know the identity of a mentally disturbed bomber.
Day of the Assassin (1979) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Day of the Assassin
director: Brian Trenchard-Smith / Carlos Vasallo actor: Chuck Connors / Susana Dosamantes
other title: Der Tag der Mörder / Le jour des assassins
Treasure hunters from around the world race to Mexico after a Middle Eastern luxury yacht explodes, sending a Shah's fortune and mysterious document to the bottom of the ocean.