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Executive ActionExecutive Action (1973)
Dir. David Miller
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Will Geer
Rogue intelligence agents, right–wing politicians, greedy capitalists, and free–lance assassins plot and carry out the JFK assassination…
Friends of Eddie Coyle, TheFriends of Eddie Coyle, The (1973) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan
A superlative, cold–hearted, downright unforgiving crime classic of the 70s, with Robert Mitchum (never better) as an aging Boston gunrunner…
Kojak (TV Series)Kojak (TV Series) (1973-1978)
Dir. Joseph Sargent
Feat. Telly Savalas, Ned Beatty
Popular 70s cop show that turned Telly Savalas's funky, lollipop sucking, glow–domed police lieutenant into a cultural icon. Highly quotable,…
Laughing Policeman, TheLaughing Policeman, The (1973)
Dir. Stuart Rosenberg
Feat. Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Anthony Zerbe
Police procedural loosely based on the Swedish novel of the same name, set in the aftermath of a horrific shootout on a public bus. A detective…
Mackintosh Man, TheMackintosh Man, The (1973)
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Paul Newman, Dominique Sanda, James Mason
Old–fashioned cold war thriller with Paul Newman playing a British intelligence agent who goes undercover to infiltrate a spy organisation. A…
Nothing But the NightNothing But the Night (The Resurrection Syndicate) (1973)
Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Diana Dors
Lee and Cushing are sent by Scotland Yard to investigate a fatal bus crash and how it relates to the going–ons at a creepy orphanage.…
RevolverRevolver (Blood in the Streets) (1973)
Dir. Sergio Sollima
Feat. Oliver Reed, Fabio Testi
Equal turns punchy and preposterous, this 'spaghetti crime thriller' involves a prison warden (Reed) who is drawn into an intricate web of deceit…
Seven-Ups, TheSeven-Ups, The (1973)
Dir. Philip D' Antoni
Feat. Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Victor Arnold
Underrated action flick with Roy Scheider on as a tough NYC cop on the trail of his partner's killers. Salty thriller has atmosphere to spare and…
Sting, TheSting, The (1973) Recommended
Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Robert Shaw
Classic vehicle for Robert Redford and Paul Newman playing two Depression–era conmen. Winner of seven Oscars including Best Picture. Music by…
Endless Night Endless Night (1972)
Dir. Sidney Gilliat
Feat. Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Britt Ekland
Riveting Agatha Christie mystery based around the union of a chauffeur and heiress who end up moving into a cursed home. Heightened Hitchcockian…

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