List of adventure films of the 1970s

A list of adventure films released in the 1970s.

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
1970
The Adventures of GeraldJerzy SkolimowskiPeter McEnery, Claudia Cardinale United Kingdom Sweden Italy[1]
L'Arciere di SherwoodGeorge Ferron, Giorgio Ferroni Italy Spain France[2]
Brancaleone at the CrusadesMario MonicelliVittorio GassmanItalyAlgeriaAdventure comedy[3]
Carry On Up the JungleGerald ThomasSid James, Charles Hawtrey, Joan SimsUnited KingdomAdventure comedy[4]
Kelly's HeroesBrian G. HuttonClint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don RicklesUnited StatesSocialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaWar adventure[5]
White Sun of the DesertVladimir MotylAnatoly Kuznetsov, Spartak Mishulin, Kakhi KavsadzeSoviet UnionWar adventure[6]
1971
La Poudre d'escampettePhilippe de BrocaMarlène Jobert, Michel Piccoli, Michael YorkFranceItalyWar adventure, adventure comedy[7]
The Married Couple of the Year TwoJean-Paul RappeneauJean-Paul Belmondo, Marlène Jobert, Laura AntonelliFranceRomaniaItaly[8]
WalkaboutNicolas RoegJenny Agutter, Lucien John, David Gulpilil, John MeillonAustraliaAdventure drama[9]
1972
Aguirre, the Wrath of GodWerner HerzogKlaus Kinski, Cecilia Rivera, Ruy Guerra, Helena RojoWest Germany PeruAdventure drama[10]
The Poseidon AdventureRonald NeameGene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol LynleyUnited StatesSea adventure[11]
SolarisAndrei TarkovskyNatalya Bondarchuk, Jüri Järvet, Donatas BanionisSoviet UnionSpace adventure[12]
1973
At Home Among Strangers, A Stranger Among His OwnNikita MikhalkovYuri Bogatyrev, Anatoli Solonitsin, Alexander KaidanovskySoviet UnionWar adventure[13]
The Golden Voyage of SinbadGordon HesslerJohn Phillip Law, Caroline Munro, Tom BakerUnited KingdomFantasy adventure[14]
In Desert and WildernessWladyslaw Slesicki PolandAdventure drama[15]
Robin HoodWolfgang ReithermanAndy Devine, Peter UstinovUnited States[16]
The Three MusketeersRichard LesterOliver Reed, Charlton Heston, Raquel WelchPanamaUnited Kingdom[17]
1974
Les 4 Charlots MousquetairesAndré HunebelleGérard Rinaldi, Gerard Filipelli, Jean SarrusFranceAdventure comedy[18]
Arabian NightsPier Paolo PasoliniFranco Merli, Ines Pellegrini, Ninetto DavoliItalyFranceFantasy adventure[19]
Le Fuhrer en FoliePhilippe ClairHenri Tisot, Alice Sapritch, Luis RegoFranceWar adventure[20]
The Four MusketeersRichard LesterOliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael YorkUnited Kingdom[21]
Herbie Rides AgainRobert StevensonHelen Hayes, Ken Berry, Stefanie PowersUnited States [22]
Mais où est donc passée la septième compagnie?Robert LamoureuxJean Lefebvre, Pierre Mondy, Aldo MaccioneFranceWar adventure[23]
À Nous Quatre CardinalAndré HunebelleLes Charlots, Jean ValmontFranceAdventure comedy[24]
When the North Wind BlowsStewart RaffillHenry Brandon, Fernando Celis, Dan HaggertyUnited States[25]
ZorroDuccio TessariStanley Baker, Alain Delon, MoustacheFranceItaly[26]
1975
Dersu UzalaAkira KurosawaMaxim Munzuk, Yuri Solomin, Vladimir KremenaSoviet UnionJapanAdventure drama[27]
The Great Waldo PepperGeorge Roy HillRobert Redford, Bo Svenson, Bo BrundinUnited StatesAdventure drama[28]
JawsSteven SpielbergRoy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine GaryUnited StatesSea adventure[29]
The Man Who Would Be KingJohn HustonSean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed JaffreyUnited Kingdom[30]
Operation Lady MarleneRobert LamoureuxRobert Lamoureux, Michel Serrault, Bernard MenezFranceWar adventure[31]
Le SauvageJean-Paul RappeneauCatherine Deneuve, Yves Montand, Luigi VannucchiFranceItaly[32]
The Wind and the LionJohn MiliusSean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian KeithUnited States[33]
1976
Adventures of Frontier FremontRichard FriedenbergTony Mirrati, Dan Haggerty, Denver PyleUnited StatesFamily-oriented adventure[34]
King KongJohn GuillerminJeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica LangeUnited States[35]
Robin and MarianRichard LesterSean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw United KingdomRomantic adventure[36]
SwashbucklerJames GoldstoneRobert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter BoyleUnited States[37]
1977
The 5th MusketeerKen AnnakinRex Harrison, Sylvia Kristel, Ursula AndressUnited KingdomAustria[38]
The DeepPeter YatesRobert Shaw, Jacqueline Bisset, Nick NolteUnited StatesSea adventure[39]
Herbie Goes to Monte CarloVincent McEveetyDean Jones, Don Knotts, Julie SommarsUnited States Family-oriented adventure[40]
The Inglorious BastardsEnzo G. CastellariBo Svenson, Fred Williamson, Peter HootenItalyWar adventure[41]
The Mighty Peking ManHo Meng-huaLi Hsiu-hsien, Evelyn Kraft, Hsiao YaoHong Kong[42]
OrcaMichael AndersonRichard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will SampsonUnited StatesSea adventure[43]
The RescuersDon Bluth, Milt Kahl, John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens United StatesAnimated film[44]
La Septième Compagnie Au Clair Du LuneRobert LamoureuxJean Lefebvre, Pierre Mondy, Henri GuybetFranceWar adventure[45]
Sinbad and the Eye of the TigerSam WanamakerPatrick Wayne, Taryn Power, Margaret WhitingUnited StatesUnited KingdomFantasy adventure[46]
Star WarsGeorge LucasMark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Harrison FordUnited StatesSpace adventure[47]
1978
AvalancheCorey AllenRock Hudson, Robert Forster, Mia Farrow, Jeanette NolanUnited States
Return from Witch MountainJohn HoughBette Davis, Christopher LeeUnited StatesAdventure mystery
StarcrashLuigi CozziCaroline Munro, Marjoe GortnerUnited StatesItalySpace adventure
SupermanRichard DonnerChristopher Reeves, Margot KidderUnited KingdomUnited States
Warlords of AtlantisKevin ConnorDoug McClureUnited KingdomAdventure fantasy
The WizSidney LumetDiana Ross, Michael JacksonUnited StatesAdventure musical
1979
Apocalypse NowFrancis Ford CoppolaMartin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert DuvallUnited StatesAdventure drama[48]
Arabian AdventureKevin ConnorChristopher Lee, Milo O'Shea, Oliver TobiasUnited KingdomFantasy adventure[49]
Beyond the Poseidon AdventureIrwin AllenMichael Caine, Sally Field, Telly SavalasUnited StatesSea adventure[50]
The Black HoleGary NelsonMaximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert ForsterUnited StatesSpace adventure[51]
The Black StallionCarroll BallardKelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri GarrUnited StatesFamily-oriented adventure[52]
MoonrakerLewis GilbertRoger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michel LonsdaleFranceUnited KingdomSpace adventure[53]
North Sea HijackAndrew V. McLaglenRoger Moore, James Mason, Anthony PerkinsUnited StatesUnited KingdomSea adventure[54]
The Muppet MovieJames FrawleyCharles DurningUnited KingdomUnited StatesFamily-oriented adventure[55]
Star Trek: The Motion PictureRobert WiseWilliam Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest KelleyUnited StatesSpace adventure[56]
Time After TimeNicholas MeyerMalcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary SteenburgenUnited StatesUnited KingdomFantasy adventure[57]

Notes

  1. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The Adventures of Gerald". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Overview:L'Arciere di Sherwood". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  3. ↑ Fountain, Clarke. "Overview:Brancaleone Alle Crociate". Allmovie. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  4. ↑ Brenner, Paul. "Overview:Carry On Up the Jungle". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  5. ↑ Williams, Karl. "Overview:Kelly's Heroes". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  6. ↑ LeVasseur, Andrea. "Overview:White Sun of the Desert". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  7. ↑ Fountain, Clarke. "Overview:La Poudre d'escampette". Allmovie. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  8. ↑ Fountain, Clarke. "Overview:Les Mariés De L'An II". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  9. ↑ Blaise, Judd. "Overview:Walkabout". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  10. ↑ Williams, Karl. "Overview:Aguirre, the Wrath of God". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  11. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The Poseidon Adventure". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  12. ↑ Tobey, Matthew. "Overview:Solaris". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  13. ↑ Fountain, Clarke. "Overview:At Home Among Strangers, A Stranger Among His Own". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  14. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The Golden Voyage of Sinbad". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  15. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:W pustyni i w puszczy". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  16. ↑ D'Arminio, Aubry Anne. "Overview:Robin Hood". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  17. ↑ Phipps, Keith. "Overview:The Three Musketeers". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  18. ↑ Fountain, Clarke. "Overview:Les 4 Charlots Mousquetaires". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  19. ↑ Firsching, Robert. "Overview:Arabian Nights". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  20. ↑ Fountain, Clarke. "Overview:Le Fuhrer en Folie". Allmovie. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  21. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Overview:The Four Musketeers". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  22. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:Herbie Rides Again". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  23. ↑ Fountaine, Clarke. "Overview:Mais où est donc passée la septième compagnie?". Allmovie. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  24. ↑ "Overview:À Nous Quatre Cardinall". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  25. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Overview:When the North Wind Blows". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  26. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:Zorro". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  27. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:Dersu Uzala". Allmovie. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  28. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The Great Waldo Pepper". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  29. ↑ Bozzola, Lucia. "Overview:Jaws". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  30. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The Man Who Would Be King". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  31. ↑ Fountain, Clark. "Overview:Operation Lady Marlene". Allmovie. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  32. ↑ Tobey, Matthew. "Overview:Le Sauvage". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  33. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The Wind and the Lion". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  34. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:Adventures of Frontier Fremont". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  35. ↑ Brenner, Paul. "Overview:King Kong". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  36. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:Robin and Marian". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  37. ↑ Betzold, Michael. "Overview:Swashbuckler". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  38. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The 5th Musketeer". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  39. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The Deep". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  40. ↑ Brenner, Paul. "Overview:Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  41. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The Inglorious Bastards". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  42. ↑ Gore, Chris. "Overview:The Mighty Peking Man". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  43. ↑ Firsching, Robert. "Overview:Orca". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  44. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The Rescuers". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  45. ↑ Fountain, Clarke. "Overview:La Septième Compagnie Au Clair Du Lune". Allmovie. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  46. ↑ Brenner, Paul. "Overview:Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger". Allmovie. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  47. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Overview:Star Wars". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  48. ↑ Bozzola, Lucia. "Overview:Apocalypse Now". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  49. ↑ Blaise, Judd. "Overview:Arabian Adventure". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  50. ↑ Beday, Jeremy. "Overview:Beyond the Poseidon Adventure". Allmovie. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  51. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The Black Hole". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  52. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Overview:The Black Stallion". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  53. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:Moonraker". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  54. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Overview:Ffolkes". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  55. ↑ Fountain, Clarke. "Overview:The Muppet Movie". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  56. ↑ Williams, Karl. "Overview:Star TreK: The Motion Picture". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  57. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:Time After Time". Allmovie. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
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