Subgenre Sampler
Policier: 430 Films to Buy & Rent
Streets of San Francisco, The (TV Series) (1972-1980)
- Feat. Karl Malden, Michael Douglas
- Top–notch 70's crime show with granite–faced veteran Karl Malden and newcomer Michael Douglas sharing the billing with the photogenic and…
Van Der Valk (TV Series) (1972-1992)
- Feat. Barry Foster, Joanna Dunham, Michael Latimer…
- A hugely popular police procedural series starring Barry Foster as Van der Valk, a no–nonsense Dutch detective and head of the Amsterdam CID…
Cannon (TV Series) (1971-1976)
- Feat. William Conrad
- Popular 70s cop show that pitched itself somewhere between COLUMBO and THE STREETS OF SAN FRANSISCO, memorably featured big guy William Conrad as LA…
Dirty Harry (1971)
- Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Clint Eastwood
- Classic genre film with Clint Eastwood as Inspector Callaghan, a dynamic cop determined to bring in a psycho–killer, even if he has to break a…
French Connection, The (1971)
- Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider…
- An influential crime picture based on the largest narcotics seizure of all time. Won the Oscar for Best Picture for its realistic portrait of New…
Max and the Junkmen (Max Et Les Ferrailleurs) (1971)
- Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Romy Schneider
- French crime drama set in the noir shaded streets of Paris follows a frustrated detective getting tangled up in a love triangle after commissioning a…
McMillan & Wife (TV Series) (1971-1977)
- Feat. Rock Hudson, Susan Saint James
- Mild crime series centred on a husband and wife detective team solving crime and bringing felons to justice on the streets of San Francisco. More…
Organization, The (1971)
- Dir. Don Medford
Feat. Sidney Poitier
- Poitier takes on heroin traffickers in an adept second sequel to IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT.
McCloud (TV Series) (1970-1977)
- Feat. Dennis Weaver, J.D. Cannon, Ken Lynch…
- Nicely executed crime series following an ex–sheriff from "out west" that joins up with a New York City police squadron to nab the baddies by…
Public Eye (TV Series) (1969-1971)
- Feat. Alfred Burke
- British drama series starring Alfred Burke as Frank Marker, a jaded private investigator who deals with a variety of cases. A more realistic and…