British Crime Cinema 1970's
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- DirectorPete WalkerStarsMichael LatimerLuan PetersDerek AylwardA mercenary joins forces with 2 crooked cops in an attempt to steal a fortune in gold bullion from a corrupt Arab country.
- DirectorPeter HallStarsUrsula AndressStanley BakerDavid WarnerThe deputy manager of a London bank has worked out a way to rob the branch of £200,000. When he becomes involved with the attractive Lady Dorset he decides to go ahead with his plan. He needs her help and that of her philandering spendthrift husband. It all comes down to a matter of trust.
- DirectorDouglas HickoxStarsOliver ReedJill St. JohnIan McShaneImprisoned Harry Lomart is a vicious, brute of a man and yet he is prepared to do his long jail term as he is confident that on his release his beautiful wife Pat will be waiting for him, but a visit from Pat brings him his worst nightmare.
- DirectorSidney HayersStarsMartin PotterJulia FosterNicky HensonA young policeman and a small-time crook are both involved with the same girl.
- DirectorMichael TuchnerStarsRichard BurtonIan McShaneNigel DavenportIn 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.
- DirectorDonald CammellNicolas RoegStarsJames FoxMick JaggerAnita PallenbergA violent East London gangster undergoes a transformation of identity while hiding from his former colleagues in the home of a jaded Bohemian rock star and his two girlfriends.
- DirectorMike HodgesStarsMichael CaineIan HendryBritt EklandWhen his brother dies under mysterious circumstances in a car accident, London gangster Jack Carter travels to Newcastle to investigate.
- DirectorMassimo DallamanoStarsIvan RassimovStephanie BeachamPatricia HayesThe Superbitch uses her body to deceive and manipulate men to get what she wants.
- DirectorTony RichardsonStarsScott AntonyJudi DenchMichael WilliamsAs a surprise, two horse owners decide to ride their animals in a steeplechase. But Bill Davidson's (Ian Hogg's) horse "Admiral" behaves weirdly, and falls hard after an obstacle. Bill dies from his injuries. His friend Alan York (Scott Antony) suspects the animal was doped by unscrupulous bookies and starts to investigate. He doesn't know how serious his opponents are, and that he's in danger to suffer the same fate as his friend.
- DirectorAram AvakianStarsCandice BergenCharles GrodinJames MasonIndependent diamond broker Howard Chesser and his girlfriend Maren Shirell attempt a heist at a major Diamond Exchange house in London.
- DirectorDouglas HickoxStarsJohn WayneRichard AttenboroughJudy GeesonChicago Police Lieutenant Jim Brannigan is sent to the U.K. to escort organized crime boss Ben Larkin back to the U.S., but Larkin's hitmen prepare an ambush for Brannigan.
- DirectorFrancis MegahyStarsIan McShaneGayle HunnicuttKeith BarronA small time London con-artist witnesses a gangland hit. Determined to carry out his schemes, he must do so while avoiding the same hit-man.
- DirectorDavid WickesStarsJohn ThawDennis WatermanBarry FosterWhen one of his informants is murdered, Detective Inspector Jack Regan is drawn into a deadly political game. He is soon a marked man and, after being framed, is suspended from duty. This doesn't stop him searching for the truth.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsStacy KeachDavid HemmingsEdward FoxA dangerous, violent gang kidnaps a woman and her daughter to extort some money from her rich husband. He and her down-on-his-luck ex-cop ex-husband decide to deal with the kidnappers themselves.
- DirectorIan MerrickStarsDonald SumpterDebbie FarringtonMarjorie YatesA gung-ho ex-military man pursues a secret life of crime, culminating in the kidnapping of a teenage heiress.
- DirectorTom CleggStarsJohn ThawDennis WatermanDenholm ElliottSecond theatrical spin-off from the popular 1970's police series. Regan and Carter head a Flying Squad investigation into a series of bank raids by a team of well-armed villains who are flying in from the continent.
- DirectorDonovan WinterStarsSylvia SymsDerren NesbittJames KerryMasked intruders take the family of a bank manager hostage in order to rob his bank.
- DirectorLindsay ShonteffStarsGilbert WynneNorman ClaridgeGilly GrantDetective Harry Clegg must track down the crazed prostitute responsible for a string of murders.
- DirectorJack GoldStarsNicol WilliamsonRachel RobertsAnn BellMichael Marler, a London businessman, returns to Liverpool after his father's death due to a fight with anglo-saxon teddy boys. As a matter of honor, he seeks revenge without involving the British police.
- DirectorMichael CarrerasMonte HellmanStarsStuart WhitmanLung TiLily LiShatter, an international hitman, is hiding out in Hong Kong after he has completed a contract out on an African leader. Shatter soon finds out that everyone wants him dead, including the crime syndicate, the cops and the brother of the African leader he killed. Shatter teams up with a kung fu expert to try to get the money that is owed to him. Various double crosses and fight scenes ensue.
- DirectorSilvio NarizzanoStarsLee RemickRichard AttenboroughHywel BennettTwo friends rob a bank and hide the loot in a coffin at the funeral parlor where one of them works. A nurse's greed and a detective's questionable tactics complicate matters.
- DirectorArnold L. MillerStarsKenneth CopeShirley Anne FieldHélène FrançoiseDelger, "the man who gets things done", finds himself involved in London's vice world, in between sleeping with his two neighbours Elaine and Wendy, a masseuse who "can't give a man a massage without turning him on".
- DirectorAlan ClarkeStarsRay WinstoneMick FordJulian FirthAn uncompromising story of life in a British juvenile offender institution in the '70s.
- DirectorGeoffrey ReeveStarsSven-Bertil TaubeBarbara ParkinsAlexander KnoxFollowing a triple professional hit a U.S. agent arrives in Amsterdam to investigate a heroin smuggling ring. He finds a city rife with drugs and a police force unable or unwilling to do much about it. With his incognito female fellow agent the American is soon stirring things up.
- DirectorStephen FrearsStarsAlbert FinneyBillie WhitelawFrank FinlayInspired by his love for Dashiell Hammett novels, nightclub comedian Eddie Ginley puts an ad in the paper as a private eye. The case he gets turns out to be a strange setup and as he digs to the bottom of it his life starts falling apart.