This is chronological list of action films released before the 1970s. Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between action and other genres (including horror, comedy and science fiction films); the list should attempt to document films which are more closely related to action, even if they blend genres.
Action films are generally considered a post-Classical Hollywood film genre. Additions to this category before the 1970s should be used sparingly, and films before the 1960s are not to be included.
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/notes 1961YojimboAkira KurosawaToshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko TsukasaJapanhttps://www.allmovie.com/movie/yojimbo-vm1072939 1962Dr. NoTerence YoungSean ConneryShinobi no MonoSatsuo YamamotoRaizo IchikawaJapanMartial arts film 1963From Russia with LoveTerence YoungSean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Robert Shaw, Pedro ArmendárizUnited KingdomUnited States 1964GoldfingerGuy HamiltonSean Connery, Gert Fröbe, Honor Blackman, Harold SakataUnited KingdomUnited StatesGreed in the SunHenri VerneuilJean-Paul Belmondo, Lino Ventura, Bernard Blier, Gert FröbeFranceItalyAction comedyThat Man from RioPhilippe de BrocaJean-Paul Belmondo, Françoise Dorléac, Jean Servais, Adolfo CeliFranceItalyAction comedy 1965The 10th VictimElio PetriMarcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Elsa MartinelliItalyFranceScience fiction actionAgent 3S3: Passport to HellSergio SollimaGeorge Ardisson, Georges RivièreFranceItalyFaster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!Russ MeyerTura Satana, Haji, Lori WilliamsUnited StatesAction comedyMasqueradeBasil DeardenCliff Robertson, Jack Hawkins, Marisa MellUnited KingdomAction comedyRed Line 7000Howard HawksJames Caan, Laura Devon, Charlene Holt, Marianna HillUnited StatesThunderballTerence YoungSean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana PaluzziUnited KingdomUnited StatesAction thriller 1966Come Drink with MeKing HuChen Hung-Lieh, Cheng Pei-pei, Chung Shen LaoHong KongMartial arts filmLightning BoltAntonio MargheritiAnthony Eisley, Diana Lorys, Ursula ParkerItalySpainMurderers' RowHenry LevinDean Martin, Ann-Margret, Karl MaldenUnited StatesŌgon BatHajime SatoSonny Chiba, Wataru Yamakawa, Hisako TsukabaJapanSuperhero filmThe Golden Bat – Rotten TomatoesOur Man FlintDaniel MannJames Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Gila GolanUnited StatesPassword: Kill Agent GordonTerence HathawayRoger Browne, Helga Liné, Franco ResselUnited StatesSpainItalySabotageEddie GarciaTony Ferrer, Josephine Manuel, Mary Louise MathesonPhilippinesThe SilencersPhil KarlsonDean Martin, Stella Stevens, Daliah LaviUnited StatesThe Wild AngelsRoger CormanPeter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra, Bruce DernUnited StatesAction thrillerThe Wild Angels (1966) – Roger Corman | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie 1967The AmbushersHenry LevinDean Martin, Senta Berger, Janice RuleUnited StatesThe Born LosersTom LaughlinTom Laughlin, Elizabeth James, Jane RussellUnited StatesAction thrillerThe Elusive AvengersEdmond KeosayanViktor Kosykh, Mikhail Metyolkin, Vasili VasilyevSoviet UnionElusive Avengers (1966) – Edmond Keosayan | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovieA Game without RulesJindřich PolákSvatopluk MatyášCzechoslovakiaHells Angels on WheelsRichard RushJack Nicholson, Adam Roarke, Sabrina ScharfUnited StatesAction thrillerIn Like FlintGordon DouglasJames Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Jean HaleUnited StatesAction comedyOne Armed SwordsmanChang ChehJimmy Wang Yu, Pan Yin Tze, Chiao ChiaoHong KongMartial arts filmsYou Only Live TwiceLewis GilbertSean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi, Tetsurō Tamba, Mie HamaUnited KingdomUnited States 1968BullittPeter YatesSteve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline BissetUnited StatesAction thrillerCoogan's BluffDon SiegelClint Eastwood, Lee J. Cobb, Susan Clark, Tisha Sterling, Don Stroud, Betty Field, Tom Tully, , James Edwards, Rudy Diaz, David F. Doyle, Meg Myles, Marjorie Bennett, Seymour Cassel, Albert Popwell, Skip BattinUnited StatesAction thrillerDanger: DiabolikMario BavaJohn Phillip Law, Marisa Mell, Michel Piccoli, Adolfo CeliItalyFranceIce Station ZebraJohn SturgesRock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohanUnited StatesAction thrillerThe Mini-Skirt MobMaury DexterJeremy Slate, Diane McBain, Sherry JacksonUnited StatesAction thrillerOSS 117 – Double AgentAndré HunebelleJohn Gavin, Curd Jürgens, Margaret LeeFranceAction thrillerThe Wrecking CrewPhil KarlsonDean Martin, Elke Sommer, Sharon TateUnited States 1969Hell's Angels '69Lee Madden, Conny Van DykeTom Stern, Jeremy Slate, Conny Van DykeUnited StatesAction thrillerOn Her Majesty's Secret ServicePeter HuntGeorge Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly SavalasUnited KingdomUnited StatesShark!Samuel FullerBurt Reynolds, Arthur KennedyMexicoUnited StatesAction thriller
See also Action films Martial arts films Swashbuckler films Western films
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External links List of 1960s action films at IMDb