Best Thriller Films of 1971

Shattered Silence

Michael Douglas made his ... named Craig. Based on a novel by John Farris, this "ABC Movie of the Week" debuted February 5, 1972. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

Giornata Nera Per l'Ariete

Luigi Bazzoni (Le Orme) ... film looks great thanks to cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, on his way to his triumph with Last Tango in Paris. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

Play Misty for Me

Play Misty for Me ... thrillers as Fatal Attraction (1987) and Basic Instinct (1992). Eastwood mentor Don Siegel appears early on as a bartender. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

Bad Cop Chronicles #1: Confessions of a Police Captain

A mild-mannered police commissioner ... a political crimelord with legal means, so he is forced to turn to vigilante justice to get his man. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

The Organization

Police detective Virgil Tibbs ... Poitier and based on John Bail's novels In The Heat of the Night and They Call Me Mister Tibbs. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

Let's Scare Jessica to Death

This eerie low-budget chiller ... Is Emily a vampiric ghost? Are the hostile townsfolk all zombies? Or is Jessica losing her mind once again? [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

The Devil With Seven Faces

Carroll Baker, the blond ... ubiquitous Stelvio Cipriani, making this a solid addition to any giallo library. Various versions run 89 and 87 minutes. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

Duel

Driving down a deserted ... so popular that a somewhat longer version (with added violence and profanity) was prepared for theatrical release in 1983. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

See No Evil

This riff on Wait ... is made with enough skill to make a decent time-killer for anyone in the mood for a few thrills. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

Caged Terror

This mildly pornographic film ... at the time the film was released considered that it was attempting to emulate better films by Ingmar Bergman. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

The Cat O' Nine Tails

In this flawed mystery-thriller ... cast including Catherine Spaak and Pier Paolo Capponi offer little relief. The American version is missing approximately twenty minutes. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

Cold Eyes of Fear

An ex-convict comes after ... nephew of the judge who put him away years ago. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

Endless Night

This mystery, adapted from ... a palatial country estate. She literally loves it to death and that is where all the real trouble begins. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

Fright

In this violent, grim ... cops finally surround the place and he begins threatening to slice the throats of the girl and his son. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

Lust for a Vampire

This is one of ... victims at a girls' finishing school. Her troubles begin when two male teachers from the school decide to investigate. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

The Case of the Scorpion's Tail

George Hilton stars in ... veterans like Janine Reynaud, Luis Barboo, and Luigi Pistilli. Martino went on to make the bloodier giallo hit Torso. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

The Tormentors

When a group of ... degenerates rape and kill his family, a vengeful man takes action. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

What the Peeper Saw

Oliver! star Mark Lester ... act of matricide to the stepmom and implores her to off her husband and abscond with the insurance monies. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

Inn of the Frightened People

This dark drama unfolds ... and ends up dead. Moreover, in time it becomes apparent that this might not have been the correct individual. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

Graveyard of Horror

A perennial late-night cable ... of his countryman Paul Naschy. Originally titled El Descuartizador de Binbrook, the film was distributed throughout Europe as Necrophagus. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]

My Dear Killer

My Dear Killer features ... to an unsolved kidnapping from years before. This giallo thriller features original music by legendary film composer Ennio Morricone. [ best thriller films - 1971 ]