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Best Action Films of 1970


Airport

Airport had enough plot ... glitzy, but, if possible, viewers should try and see the letterboxed version of Airport on DVD (released May 2001). [ best action films - 1970 ]

Too Late the Hero

Filmed on location in ... off from shooting so he could go to the Academy Awards ceremonies to pick up his Oscar for Charly. [ best action films - 1970 ]

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Sometime after the events ... a matter of time before they all find out what happened to the other survivors of the nuclear holocaust. [ best action films - 1970 ]

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Ossie Davis makes his ... a scam to bilk the community of their hard-earned cash, with the scam-money hidden in a bale of cotton. [ best action films - 1970 ]

The Horsemen

Director John Frankenheimer, extrapolating ... footage of the horsemanship in these dangerous and anarchic games is one of the real highlights of this film. [ best action films - 1970 ]

Zatoichi: The Festival of Fire

Misumi Kenji's Zatoichi: The ... and this causes him to earn the ire of both two local men - one of them a Yakuza. [ best action films - 1970 ]

Von Richthofen and Brown

This film of the ... airborne battle. Spookily enough, even though he died in the air, his plane is reputed to have landed intact. [ best action films - 1970 ]

C.C. and Company

C.C. Ryder (Joe Namath) ... of the producers of this dog was Margret's husband Roger Smith which explains her appearance in this forgettable film. [ best action films - 1970 ]

The Losers

Motorcycle maniacs are recruited ... be as implausible as the plot. William Smith, Bernie Hamilton, and Adam Roarke appear in this uneven cinematic effort. [ best action films - 1970 ]

Hell's Bloody Devils

Bikers, Nazis, Mafiosi, and ... Crime Syndicate. Nelson Riddle co-wrote the film's theme song, and Laszlo Kovacs and Gary Graver were among the cameramen. [ best action films - 1970 ]

Equinox

Four teens head into ... Show staple, Equinox in time garnered a cult following, and later appeared on video under the title The Beast. [ best action films - 1970 ]

Hero's Blood

Hero's Blood tells the ... woman who must commit their share of killings in order to live a peaceful life together in ancient China. [ best action films - 1970 ]

Snake Fist of the Buddhist Dragon

Snakefist of Buddhist Dragon ... young disciple trains in the Snake Fist style to fight them. Starring Kam Kong, Martial Lee, and Lee King. [ best action films - 1970 ]

Swordsman with an Umbrella

Armed only with a ... stranger is confident in his abilities to exact revenge, as well as end the oppression of the beleaguered community. [ best action films - 1970 ]

The Wandering Swordsman

Cheh Chang directs David ... Hood that finds a brave warrior unburdening bad guys of their stolen riches and returning it to the victims. [ best action films - 1970 ]

Brothers Five

Fist of Fury director ... his gang. As the fight gets underway, however, old bonds are soon strengthened through the mutual hunger for revenge. [ best action films - 1970 ]




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