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1970s Adventure Movies

Public list by WPS with 109 movies or TV shows/series

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Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro(1979)

3.8/5 (with 427 votes)

After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsible—and steal any other treasures he may find in the Castle of Cagliostro, including the 'damsel in distress' he finds imprisoned there.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Jaws 2(1978)

PG
| 1h 56min | Horror, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 802 votes)

Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.

Escape to Athena(1979)

PG
| 2h 5min | Adventure, Comedy, War
2.8/5 (with 42 votes)

During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a Greek island are trying to escape. They not only want their freedom, but also seek an ineffable treasure hidden in a monastery at the summit of the island's mountain.

The Muppet Movie(1979)

3.6/5 (with 247 votes)

A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!

Deliverance(1972)

1h 49min | Drama, Adventure, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 663 votes)

Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.

Force 10 from Navarone(1978)

PG
| 1h 58min | Drama, Adventure, War
3.1/5 (with 119 votes)

World War II, 1943. Mallory and Miller, the heroes who destroyed the guns of Navarone, are sent to Yugoslavia in search of a ghost from the past.

Slave of the Cannibal God(1978)

1h 39min | Adventure, Horror
2.7/5 (with 38 votes)

A girl and her brother fly to New Guinea to look for a lost expedition, led by her husband, which has vanished in the great jungle.

The Deep(1977)

PG
| 2h 3min | Mystery, Thriller, Adventure
3.1/5 (with 92 votes)

A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters.

The Man in the Iron Mask(1977)

PG-13
| 1h 40min | History, Adventure, TV Movie
3.2/5 (with 25 votes)

The story of Louis XIV of France and his attempts to keep his identical twin brother Philippe imprisoned away from sight and knowledge of the public, and Philippe's rescue by the aging Musketeers, led by D'Artagnan.

The Wind and the Lion(1975)

PG
| 1h 59min | Action, Adventure, Drama, History
3.4/5 (with 68 votes)

At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers, and the attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure to military intervention.

Challenge to White Fang(1974)

PG
| 1h 40min | Adventure, Western
3.1/5 (with 16 votes)

Sequel to Lucio Fulci's first 'White Fang' has the wolf-dog once again trying to stop the villainous Beauty Smith from claiming a recently discovered gold mine in 1899 Yukon, Canada.

Tom Sawyer(1973)

G
| 1h 43min | Kids & Family, Music, Adventure
3.2/5 (with 23 votes)

Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and witnessing a murder.

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Kidnapped(1971)

1h 40min | Adventure, History
3.2/5 (with 13 votes)

Scottish orphan David Balfour is betrayed by his wicked uncle Ebeneezer, who arranges for David to be kidnapped and sold into slavery so that he cannot claim his inheritance. The boy is rescued and befriended by Alan Breck, a Scottish rebel fighting on behalf of his country's independence from the British.

White Fang(1973)

PG
| 1h 42min | Western, Adventure, Kids & Family
3.3/5 (with 29 votes)

The wolf dog, White Fang, aids a reporter, a fur trapper, a nun, a young Eskimo boy and his father of ridding a gold mining town of a sleazy crime lord in 1896 Yukon, Canada.

Man from Deep River(1972)

NR
| 1h 33min | Adventure, Horror
3.0/5 (with 29 votes)

A photographer in the rain forest is captured by wild natives, and after months of living with them, he marries the chief's daughter and helps protect the village from a vicious cannibal tribe.

You Can't Win 'Em All(1970)

1h 37min | War, Adventure, Comedy, Action
3.0/5 (with 15 votes)

During the 1922 Turkish Civil War, two Americans and a group of foreign mercenaries offer their services to a local Turkish governor who hires them as guards for a secret transport.

The Electric Horseman(1979)

3.1/5 (with 60 votes)

A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to perform with a $12 million horse that he discovers is being doped to remain docile, he flees into the desert astride the beast in an act of defiance. A story-hungry female reporter gives chase.

Treasure Island(1972)

2.7/5 (with 13 votes)

Young Jim Hawkins finds himself serving with pirate captain Long John Silver in search of a buccaneer's treasure, in this short adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale.

The Light at the Edge of the World(1971)

PG
| 2h 8min | Adventure
2.9/5 (with 21 votes)

Pirates take over a lighthouse on a rocky island. They then execute a devious plan to cause ships to run aground, pillaging their wrecks. A lone member of the lighthouse crew survives, and he deperately fights their plot. A shipwrecked maiden that avoids the pirates slaughter soon complicates the situation.

Rum Runners(1971)

NR
| 2h 15min | Adventure, Comedy
2.1/5 (with 11 votes)

During the prohibition era, Cornelius, a bootlegger, is on the run from the American coastguards. He comes across a silent film actress, Linda, on the set of a movie and falls in love with her.

Benji(1974)

3.1/5 (with 63 votes)

Benji is a stray who has nonetheless worked his way into the hearts of a number of the townspeople, who give him food and attention whenever he stops by. His particular favorites are a pair of children who feed and play with him against the wishes of their parents. When the children are kidnapped, however, the parents and the police are at a loss to find them. Only Benji can track them down, but will he be in time? If he can save the day, he may just find the permanent home he's been longing for.

Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo(1973)

2h 12min | Comedy
3.5/5 (with 15 votes)

A new vision of the Knight of the sad figure, which lives obsessed by the chivalry and its codes of honor. Accompanied by his unusual squire Sancho Panza, Don Quixote recalls some of the adventures they've shared.

Shout at the Devil(1976)

PG
| 2h 27min | Adventure
3.1/5 (with 15 votes)

During World War One an English adventurer, an American elephant poacher and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battle-cruiser which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar. The story is based on a novel by Wilbur Smith, which in turn is very loosely based on events involving the light cruiser SMS Königsberg, which was sunk after taking refuge in Rufigi delta in 1915.

Ringing Bell(1978)

3.4/5 (with 13 votes)

Chirin is an innocent though adventurous young lamb whose carefree life on the farm comes to an abrupt end when a wolf murders his mother. Confused and angry, Chirin pursues the wolf into the mountains, seeking revenge. The laws of nature are brutal, however, and hatred alone won't be enough to avenge the loss of his mother. Only the strong survive in the wild, and obtaining that strength may change Chirin forever.

Directed by Masami Hata

Joseph Andrews(1977)

2.1/5 (with 4 votes)

Lady Booby alias 'Belle', the lively wife of the fat landed squire Sir Thomas Booby, has a lusty eye on the attractive, intelligent villager Joseph Andrews, a Latin pupil and protégé of parson Adams, and makes him their footman. Joseph's heart belongs to a country girl, foundling Fanny Goodwill, but his masters take him on a fashionable trip to Bath, where the spoiled society comes mainly to see and be seen, but drowns in the famous Roman baths. When the all but grieving lady finds Joseph's Christian virtue and true love resist her lusting passes just as well as the many ladies who fancy her footman, she fires the boy. He's found and nursed by an innkeeper's maid, which stirs lusts there, again besides his honorable conduct, but is found by the good parson.

The Arena(1974)

R
| 1h 22min | Action, Adventure
2.8/5 (with 17 votes)

Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves thrust into the gladiator ring, mount a vicious rebellion to fight their way to freedom.

Zeppelin(1971)

G
| 1h 40min | Adventure, Drama, War
3.2/5 (with 11 votes)

The outbreak of World War I places Scots officer Geoffrey Richter-Douglas in an uncomfortable position. Although his allegiance is to Britain, his mother was from an aristocratic Bavarian family, and he spent his summers in Germany as a child. When Geoffrey is approached by a German spy who offers him a chance to defect, he reports the incident to his superiors, but instead of arresting the spy they suggest that he accept her offer--and become an Allied agent. In Germany, among old friends, Geoffrey discovers that loyalty is more complicated than he expected, especially when he finds himself aboard the maiden voyage of a powerful new prototype Zeppelin, headed for Scotland on a secret mission that could decide the outcome of the war.

Scalawag(1973)

G
| 1h 32min | Adventure, Western
2.8/5 (with 6 votes)

A crew of land locked pirates, led by the aptly named Peg, go in search of burried treasure hidden by the treacherous Mudhook and his twin brother. They meet up with good natured landowner, Don Aragon, who goes along for the ride with his sister and a young boy, Jamie. Along the way, Peg and Jamie form a father son relationship that is put to the test due to Peg's naturally dishonest ways.

Manaos(1979)

1h 34min | Drama, Adventure
2.7/5 (with 5 votes)

At the beginning of this century some owners of rubber plantations in the Amazonas jungle convert a village into one big prison. But the inhabitants have other plans...

Treasure of Matecumbe(1976)

3.2/5 (with 11 votes)

In post-Civil War Kentucky, young David Burnic becomes the unexpected heir to the family secret, a map leading to buried treasure on the Florida isle of Matecumbe.

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