1976
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1. Killer Force (1976)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A five-man team of professionals undertake a daring robbery at a diamond mine.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Telly Savalas, Peter Fonda, Hugh O'Brian, Christopher Lee
Votes: 758
"Diamond Devils" (german) ===> K2-125
2. The Tough Ones (1976)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A tough, rule-bending cop pursues a maniacal, trigger-happy hunchback, a one-handed bank robber and their cronies in an effort to bring Rome's most powerful crime lord to justice.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Maurizio Merli, Arthur Kennedy, Giampiero Albertini, Ivan Rassimov
Votes: 1,705
===> special edition
3. The Confessional (1976)
R | 104 min | Horror
The story follows a young woman, who seeks out his church. There, she is manipulated into giving confession to Father Xavier Meldrum. Meldrum uses his status and crazed persistence to work his way into Jenny's life by any means necessary.
Director: Pete Walker | Stars: Anthony Sharp, Susan Penhaligon, Stephanie Beacham, Norman Eshley
Votes: 1,240
===> DVD: House Of Mortal Sin (engl.) (in Box "The Pete Walker Collection" / Anchor Bay) ===> MediaBook: Haus Der Todsünden (german) (Wicked Vision / The Pete Walker Collection #2)
4. To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
R | 95 min | Horror
An American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists, led by an excommunicated priest, who plan on using her as the representative of the Devil on Earth.
Directors: Peter Sykes, Don Sharp | Stars: Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 4,903
===> To The Devil A Daughter (engl.) (The Hammer Collection / Studio Canal)
5. Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Fred and Tony are members of an elite 'special squad' of police in Rome, Italy, who are licenced-to-kill, undercover cops who thrive on living dangerously.
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Marc Porel, Ray Lovelock, Adolfo Celi, Franco Citti
Votes: 1,647
===> BluRay: Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (engl.) (88 Films / The Italian Collection # 11)
6. The Legend of the Wolf Woman (1976)
R | 79 min | Horror
A woman has dreams that she is a werewolf so she goes out and finds men. She proceeds to have sex with them and then rip their throats out with her teeth. She eventually falls in love but ... See full summary »
Director: Rino Di Silvestro | Stars: Annik Borel, Howard Ross, Dagmar Lassander, Tino Carraro
Votes: 1,392
===> Wicked Woman Triple Feature / Shriek Show) --> Box under "Other Horror Films"
7. Killer Clans (1976)
PG-13 | 91 min | Action, Drama
Two clans compete for dominance over the martial arts world in this classic of violent swordplay and political intrigue. A complex tale of deception and double crosses. Killer Clans leaves ... See full summary »
Director: Yuen Chor | Stars: Fei Ai, Shen Chan, Ping Chen, Kang-Yeh Cheng
Votes: 710
===> on Box "Shaw Brothers Mega Box" / EuroVideo)
8. Barbed Wire Dolls (1976)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Women's prison tale, with Lina Romay as Maria who is jailed after killing her father, played by director Jess Franco, who tries to rape her. Lesbian wardens, torture, nudity, sex, insanity and conspiracy round out the formula.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Lina Romay, Paul Muller, Monica Swinn, Roger Darton
Votes: 1,503
===> on Box "Jess Franco Gold Collection" / Galileo Medien AG)
9. Jackson County Jail (1976)
R | 84 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A wrongfully imprisoned young woman accused of murdering the guard who assaulted her escapes from jail and becomes a fugitive.
Director: Michael Miller | Stars: Yvette Mimieux, Tommy Lee Jones, Lisa Copeland, Cliff Emmich
Votes: 1,426
===> Jackson County Jail (engl.) (on Box "Roger Corman's Cult Classics Double Feature" / Shout Factory)
10. Si qiu (1976)
102 min | Action, Drama
Chiang plays a righteous character who helps an unjustly imprisoned swordsman accused of stealing. Together they break out of prison and serve notice to all the evil men in their lives that a new deadly duo is in town.
Director: David Chiang | Stars: David Chiang, Hung Tsai, Ying Bai, Lily Li
Votes: 98
===> on Box "Shaw Brothers Mega Box" / EuroVideo)
11. Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist (1976)
Not Rated | 77 min | Action, Crime
Although not an official sequel (Shihomi plays a different character), the film is often referred to as a sequel to the series. Kiku Nakakawa, the only daughter of an old kimono shop owner ... See full summary »
Director: Shigehiro Ozawa | Stars: Etsuko Shihomi, Mitchi Love, Ken Wallace, Masafumi Suzuki
Votes: 368
Blu-Ray: Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist (chin. mit engl. UT) (Arrow Video / Sister Street Fighter Collection)
12. Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)
PG | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
A cynical Buffalo Bill hires Sitting Bull to exploit him and add his credibility to the distorted view of history presented in his Wild West Show.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Paul Newman, Joel Grey, Kevin McCarthy, Harvey Keitel
Votes: 5,290
===> K2-126
13. The Omen (1976)
R | 111 min | Horror, Mystery
Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, Harvey Stephens, David Warner
Votes: 132,432 | Gross: $4.27M
===> The Omen Pentology
14. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
PG | 135 min | Western
Missouri farmer Josey Wales joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Chief Dan George, Bill McKinney
Votes: 79,827 | Gross: $31.80M
===> K2-127
15. Ape (1976)
PG | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A newly discovered 36-foot gorilla escapes from a freighter off the coast of Korea. At the same time an American actress is filming a movie in the country. Chaos ensues as the ape kidnaps her and rampages through Seoul.
Director: Paul Leder | Stars: Rod Arrants, Joanna Kerns, Alex Nicol, Nak-hun Lee
Votes: 1,978
===> Halloween Horror Box)
16. Squirm (1976)
PG | 92 min | Horror
A storm causes some power lines to break and touch the ground, drawing millions of man-eating worms out of the earth, and into town where they quickly start munching on the locals.
Director: Jeff Lieberman | Stars: Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy, R.A. Dow, Jean Sullivan
Votes: 6,460
===> Koch Media / Creature Feature # 8
17. At the Earth's Core (1976)
PG | 89 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A Victorian era scientist and his assistant take a test run in their Iron Mole drilling machine and end up in a strange underground labyrinth ruled by a species of giant telepathic bird and full of prehistoric monsters and cavemen.
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Doug McClure, Peter Cushing, Caroline Munro, Cy Grant
Votes: 5,466
===> Blu-Ray: Der Sechste Kontinent (german) (Koch Media / Creature Feature #7)
18. The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (1976)
R | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Explosive drama and action when two sexy girls go on a bank robbing binge.
Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Claudia Jennings, Tara Strohmeier, Jocelyn Jones, Miles Watkins
Votes: 761
===> Shout! Factory Action Packed Collection / Roger Corman Classics)
19. Black Cobra (1976)
R | 98 min | Drama, Horror
Eva comes to Hong Kong. Seeing Eva perform with a snake, Judas gets interested in her. He showers her with gifts. She moves in with him and his snakes. Things get grim.
Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Jack Palance, Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti, Michele Starck
Votes: 754
===> special edition
20. Violent Naples (1976)
95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An uncompromising cop gets transferred to Naples on account of this city's atrocious crime levels. His no-hold-barred police methods are considered to be the perfect anti-dote.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Maurizio Merli, John Saxon, Barry Sullivan, Elio Zamuto
Votes: 1,138
===> K2-128
21. The Devil's Men (1976)
PG | 88 min | Horror
Tourists are kidnapped by a devil-worshipping cult, and a priest tries desperately to save them. A gruesome tale of the devil and human sacrifice.
Director: Kostas Karagiannis | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Peter Cushing, Luan Peters, Kostas Karagiorgis
Votes: 1,812
===> K2-129
22. Return of the 18 Bronzemen (1976)
93 min | Action, Adventure, War
The reigning Qing Emperor dies and his fourth son changes his father's will to his favor and becomes the new emperor. He disguises himself as a commoner, and becomes a disciple in the Shaolin Temple in order to become a kung fu master.
Director: Joseph Kuo | Stars: Carter Wong, Polly Ling-Feng Shang-Kuan, Peng Tien, Mei-Yi Chang
Votes: 249
===> on Box "Bronzekämpfer Collection" / Koch Media
23. Cai li fa xiao zi (1976)
PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Drama
International favorite Alexander Fu Sheng cemented his stardom in this, the fourth film in his esteemed director's "Shaolin" series. Fu gives both a great dramatic and kung-fu performance ... See full summary »
Directors: Cheh Chang, Wu Ma | Stars: Sheng Fu, Jenny Tseng, Hsia Hui Wu, Lung-Wei Wang
Votes: 261
===> Shaw Brothers Collection / Koch Media
24. Hot Stuff (1976)
90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A cop pursues the Mob for revenge as well as personal honor.
Director: Giuseppe Rosati | Stars: Maurizio Merli, James Mason, Raymond Pellegrin, Silvia Dionisio
Votes: 328
===> Koch Media Eurocrime Box
25. Dracula and Son (1976)
PG | 78 min | Comedy, Horror
In the 1700s, a vampire has a son from a normal woman. The mother dies, and he spends two centuries trying to teach his meek son how to be a proper vampire but no avail. Now they have to flee from Transylvania, and they end up in France.
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Christopher Lee, Bernard Menez, Marie-Hélène Breillat, Catherine Breillat
Votes: 784
===> K2-130
26. Jack the Ripper (1976)
R | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A serial killer whose mother was a prostitute starts killing streetwalkers as a way of paying back his mother for her abuse.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Klaus Kinski, Josephine Chaplin, Herbert Fux, Lina Romay
Votes: 1,902
===> on Box "Jess Franco Gold Collection" / Galileo Medien AG
27. Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A Highway Patrol Officer, two criminals and a station secretary defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct office against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, Martin West
Votes: 55,601
===> K2-133
28. Risking (1976)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Thriller
An undercover cop goes to jail to infiltrate a gang and uses his assignment to get revenge.
Director: Francesco Prosperi | Stars: Ray Lovelock, Martin Balsam, Elke Sommer, Ettore Manni
Votes: 275
===> on DoubleDVD with "Der Bastard"
29. The 18 Bronzemen (1975)
PG | 95 min | Action, Drama, War
During the Qing dynasty, the young son of a Ming dynasty general is sent to the Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts, so that he may seek revenge for his dead father. But he must endure the test of the temple's legendary 18 Bronzemen.
Director: Joseph Kuo | Stars: Polly Ling-Feng Shang-Kuan, Peng Tien, Carter Wong, Yi Chang
Votes: 480
===> on Box "Bronzekämpfer Collection / Koch Media
30. The Web of Death (1976)
R | 91 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Thanks to such filmmakers as choreographers Tang Chia and Yuen Cheung-yan (brother of Matrix master Yuen Woo-ping), this battle between Scorpion, Snake, and Centipede sects to create the "... See full summary »
Director: Yuen Chor | Stars: Hua Yueh, Lieh Lo, Li Ching, Feng Ku
Votes: 390
===> Shaw Brothers Classics / MIB
31. Eaten Alive (1976)
R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
A psychotic redneck, who owns a dilapidated hotel in rural East Texas, kills various people who upset him or his business, and he feeds their bodies to a large crocodile that he keeps as a pet in the swamp beside his hotel.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Neville Brand, Mel Ferrer, Carolyn Jones, Marilyn Burns
Votes: 8,700
===> Eaten Alive (engl.) Arrow Video
32. Carry on England (1976)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, War
Captain S Melly has been sent to a mixed anti-aircraft battery. His mission? To instil a sense of order in the troops, who are more concerned with capturing the opposite sex than the enemy.
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Kenneth Connor, Windsor Davies, Judy Geeson, Patrick Mower
Votes: 2,225
===> Ist ja irre!
33. Carrie (1976)
R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery
Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, John Travolta
Votes: 206,625 | Gross: $33.80M
===> K2-131
34. Schizo (1976)
R | 109 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A newly-married woman becomes convinced someone from her past is stalking her, but nobody believes her until the bodies start to pile up.
Director: Pete Walker | Stars: Lynne Frederick, John Leyton, Stephanie Beacham, John Fraser
Votes: 1,447
"Schizo" (engl.) (Redemption) ===> K2-132
35. Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
In 1961, a divorced Catholic couple's life is turned upside-down when one of their two adolescent daughters is suspected of her younger sister's brutal murder during her First Holy Communion and a series of subsequent stabbings.
Director: Alfred Sole | Stars: Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula E. Sheppard, Niles McMaster
Votes: 12,948
===> "Alice, Sweet Alice" (engl.) (88 Films / Slasher Classics Collection #35)
36. SS Experiment Love Camp (1976)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Near the end of WW2, prisoners of war are used in experiments to perfect the "Aryan" race.
Director: Sergio Garrone | Stars: Mircha Carven, Paola Corazzi, Giorgio Cerioni, Giovanna Mainardi
Votes: 1,415
===> 88 Films / The Italian Collection 10
37. Keoma (1976)
R | 105 min | Drama, Western
A half-breed ex-Union gunfighter attempts to protect his plague-ridden hometown from being overridden by his racist half-brothers and a Confederate tyrant.
Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: Franco Nero, William Berger, Olga Karlatos, Orso Maria Guerrini
Votes: 6,186
===> K2-134
38. Shaolin Temple (1976)
Not Rated | 126 min | Action
The Shaolin Temple is the last place to resist defeat by the Manchu Dynasty, mostly because of their unique fighting style. Men from far and wide come to wait outside the temple, hoping ... See full summary »
Directors: Cheh Chang, Wu Ma | Stars: Sheng Fu, Kuan-Chun Chi, Lung Ti, David Chiang
Votes: 1,378
===> MIB / Shaw Brothers Classics
39. The Last Round (1976)
95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Young southerner Marco Russo moves to Northern Italy and finds work with the powerful Manzetti family. He then proceeds to stir the pot between the Manzettis and their top rivals, the Belmondos.
Director: Stelvio Massi | Stars: Luc Merenda, Carlos Monzón, Mariangela Giordano, Gianni Dei
Votes: 235
===> special edition
40. One-Armed Swordsman vs. Nine Killers (1976)
76 min | Action, Drama
Watch WANG YU as a one-armed savior battling the local goons in this martial arts classic. He has some rather amazing moves up his sleeve.
Director: Teng-Hung Hsu | Stars: Jimmy Wang Yu, Hua Tsung, Ho Wu, Fei Lung
Votes: 160
===> on Box "Eastern Box" / MiB
41. God's Gun (1976)
R | 94 min | Western
A priest and his twin brother take turns defending a small town from the vicious Clayton gang.
Director: Gianfranco Parolini | Stars: Lee Van Cleef, Jack Palance, Richard Boone, Sybil Danning
Votes: 1,638
===> on Box "Tenthousand Ways To Die"
42. Satan's Slave (1976)
R | 86 min | Drama, Horror
A woman traveling with her parents to her uncle's house crash near his house. Her parents die but she survives. She stays with her uncle, but it becomes clear that he and his son are planning something sinister for her.
Director: Norman J. Warren | Stars: Michael Gough, Martin Potter, Candace Glendenning, Barbara Kellerman
Votes: 2,139
===> on Box "The Norman J. Warren Collection" / Anchor Bay
43. The Great Houdini (1976 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, Drama
A biography of renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on his deathbed that he would contact her from the great beyond, if it were at all possible.
Director: Melville Shavelson | Stars: Paul Michael Glaser, Sally Struthers, Ruth Gordon, Vivian Vance
Votes: 450
===> seen on youtube
44. Burnt Offerings (1976)
PG | 116 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents.
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Burgess Meredith, Eileen Heckart
Votes: 13,602
===> K2-135
45. Sex with a Smile (1976)
R | 100 min | Comedy
Five short comic sketches, all unrelated to each other, except that they are all expressions of Italian sexual humor. In one sketch, Marty Feldman plays a bodyguard, hired by her father to ... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Barbara Bouchet, Edwige Fenech, Dayle Haddon, Alberto Lionello
Votes: 484
===> Edwige Fenech Box
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