Subgenre Sampler
      Classics > Suspense/Crime: 438 Films to Buy & Rent
	  		 
	        
 Seven-Ups, The (1973) Seven-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, The (1973) Sting, The (1973) 
- 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…
 Carey Treatment, The (1972) Carey Treatment, The (1972)
- Dir. Blake Edwards
 Feat. James Coburn, Pat Hingle
- 70s thriller starring James Coburn as Dr Peter Carey, a pathologist who becomes an amateur detective when he investigates an accidental death at his…
 Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street (1972) Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street (1972)
- Dir. Samuel Fuller
 Feat. Glenn Corbett, Anton Diffring, Stephane Audran
- German police procedural directed by Samuel Fuller, made as part of the television series Tatort but also given a theatrical release in the USA. An…
 Endless Night  (1972) 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…
 Gumshoe (1972) Gumshoe (1972)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
 Feat. Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay…
- Paying sly homage to Bogart, Chandler and Hammett, this sly detective spoof is the directorial debut of prolific British director Stephen Frears.…
 Lord Peter Wimsey (TV Series) (1972) Lord Peter Wimsey (TV Series) (1972)
- Feat. Ian Carmichael
- Dorothy L. Sayers's archetypal British gentleman detective sleuths murders and crimes of passions in this sophisticated and subtly satirical BBC…
 Night Stalker, The / Night Strangler, The (1972-1973) Night Stalker, The / Night Strangler, The (1972-1973) 
- Dir. John Llewellyn Moxey, Dan Curtis
 Feat. Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland…
- Two excellent and groundbreaking tele–movies from the early 70s starring Darren McGavin as wise–cracking 'regular guy' reporter Carl…
 Pulp (1972) Pulp (1972) 
- Dir. Mike Hodges
 Feat. Michael Caine, Mickey Rooney, Lionel Stander…
- After completing the phenomenal GET CARTER Caine and dir. Hodges reteamed for this lightweight, yet highly watchable comedy thriller.
Caine plays…
 Salzburg Connection, The (Top Secret) (1972) Salzburg Connection, The (Top Secret) (1972)
- Dir. Lee H. Katzin
 Feat. Barry Newman, Anna Karina, Klaus Maria Brandauer…
- Entertaining espionage tale has Newman tangling with neo–Nazis and spies both in pursuit of the identity of German war criminals. Densely…