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    1970s Italian Movies

    The 40 most popular 1970s italian movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot
    TMDB2.5

    Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot

    1979 · 1h 47m

    country: Italy

    A lusty young woman decides to use her sexual powers to "tame" the evil and murderous Dr. Jekyll.

    Baby Love
    TMDB1.5

    Baby Love

    1979 · 1h 29m

    country: Unknown

    A queen has a stepdaughter named Baby Love, whom she wants to sell as a bride to the highest bidder. Four individuals present themselves to the castle to contribute to a kind of auction, but the girl, route to all sexual experiences while still a virgin, prefers to set out and lose virginity with a young knife thrower who is, incidentally, also the queen's lover. Kidnapped, finally, by an actor of avant-garde theater, Baby Love chooses to live with him in a hermitage, while mother and buyers remain with egg on the face?

    The Cousin
    TMDB2.7

    The Cousin

    1974 · 1h 30m

    country: Italy

    Italian coming of age story about two cousins, Enzo and Agata, told in three stages.

    That Malicious Age
    TMDB3.2

    That Malicious Age

    1975 · 1h 30m

    country: Italy

    Gardener Napoleone takes a job in a southern-Italian villa and quickly finds himself embroiled in a menage-a-trois with Paola and her mother, which soon leads to sex, death and mayhem.

    Nest of Vipers
    TMDB2.5

    Nest of Vipers

    1978 · 1h 45m

    country: Italy

    A background of rising fascism in Venice in 1930s. A music-student, Matthias, mixes with the town's bourgeoisie and falls in love with a mature teacher, Carla, the mother of his friend Renato, and then with his young colleague, Elena.

    Black Maid
    TMDB2.3

    Black Maid

    1976 · 1h 39m

    country: Italy

    Major Galeazzo, Chancellor Enea, the goalkeeper Placido, journalist Antenor and others living in a building of the city. All are drawn to the morbid fascination of Mariolina, exuberant waitress Venetian. But soon Aminta, maid of color, dispossess irreparably.

    Dawn of the Dead
    TMDB3.7
    FF4.0

    Dawn of the Dead

    1978 · 2h 7m

    country: Italy

    During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

    Caligula
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    Caligula

    1979 · 2h 36m

    country: Italy

    After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the empire into a bloody spiral of madness and depravity.

    They Call Me Trinity
    TMDB3.8

    They Call Me Trinity

    1970 · 1h 55m

    country: Italy

    The simple story has the pair coming to the rescue of peace-loving Mormons when land-hungry Major Harriman sends his bullies to harass them into giving up their fertile valley. Trinity and Bambino manage to save the Mormons and send the bad guys packing with slapstick humor instead of excessive violence, saving the day.

    Playing with Love
    TMDB2.6

    Playing with Love

    1977 · 1h 34m

    country: Italy

    Laura and Fabrizio have been meeting every summer in the forest by her parent's summer home. Fabrizio is a solitary boy with only his dog for company; Laura a sweet but unconfident child. This summer new aspects enter into their story as both are growing up. Laura is falling in love with Fabrizio, while he displays a new sexual awareness of her masked by his malice. Things develop further when they meet Sylvia who, unlike the innocent Laura, is confident and assertive. Fabrizio develops a fascination with her, eventually bribing Laura to fetch her to the forest to join them in play.

    Last Tango in Paris
    TMDB3.4

    Last Tango in Paris

    1972 · 2h 9m

    country: France

    A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.

    Suspiria
    TMDB3.7
    FF5.0

    Suspiria

    1977 · 1h 39m

    country: Italy

    An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.

    Trinity Is Still My Name
    TMDB3.7

    Trinity Is Still My Name

    1971 · 1h 58m

    country: Italy

    The two brothers Trinity and Bambino are exchanged by two federal agents and take advantage of the situation to steal a huge booty hidden in a monastery by a gang of outlaws.

    All the Way Boys
    TMDB3.4

    All the Way Boys

    1972 · 2h

    country: Italy

    The "Trinity" crew makes another modern era film. Plata and Salud are pilots ditching aircraft for insurance money. They wind up crashing for real in the jungles of South America. The plot involves "Mr. Big", who is buying the diamonds from the miners for much too little, and has thugs who keep the price down. Of course, Plata and Salud side with the miners

    Don't Look Now
    TMDB3.5

    Don't Look Now

    1973 · 1h 50m

    country: Italy

    While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.

    Malicious
    TMDB3.7

    Malicious

    1973 · 1h 33m

    country: Italy

    A widower and two of his sons become infatuated by their beautiful housekeeper, and all three set out to seduce her using their own unique methods.

    Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
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    Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

    1976 · 1h 57m

    country: Italy

    Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.

    Burnt By A Scalding Passion
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    Burnt By A Scalding Passion

    1976 · 1h 37m

    country: Italy

    Virginia and Casimiro are both married with children to passionate spouses, while they are shy and devoted to poetry, crying watching "Anna Karenina" on TV. They commute every day from a little town in Lombardy to Milan and during the journeys they meet and fall in love. They suffer from being unable to realize their love without hurting their marriages but they don't know their respective spouses share a hot relationship...

    My Name Is Nobody
    TMDB3.6

    My Name Is Nobody

    1973 · 1h 57m

    country: France

    Jack Beauregard, an aging gunman of the Old West, only wants to retire in peace and move to Europe, but a young gunfighter known as "Nobody" who idolizes Beauregard wants him to go out in a blaze of glory. So, he arranges for Jack to face the 150-man gang known as The Wild Bunch and earn his place in history.

    We All Loved Each Other So Much
    TMDB4.1

    We All Loved Each Other So Much

    1974 · 2h 5m

    country: Italy

    Three partisans bound by a strong friendship return home after the war, but the clash with everyday reality puts a strain on their bond.

    La Grande Bouffe
    TMDB3.5

    La Grande Bouffe

    1973 · 2h 10m

    country: France

    Four friends gather at a villa with the intention of eating themselves to death.

    The Conformist
    TMDB3.8

    The Conformist

    1971 · 1h 48m

    country: Germany

    A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.

    Duck, You Sucker
    TMDB3.8

    Duck, You Sucker

    1971 · 2h 37m

    country: Italy

    At the beginning of the 1913 Mexican Revolution, greedy bandit Juan Miranda and idealist John H. Mallory, an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from the British, fall in with a band of revolutionaries plotting to strike a national bank. When it turns out that the government has been using the bank as a hiding place for illegally detained political prisoners -- who are freed by the blast -- Miranda becomes a revolutionary hero against his will.

    Red Sun
    TMDB3.4

    Red Sun

    1971 · 1h 54m

    country: France

    In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United States, a gift from the Emperor of Japan. On board the same train are two robbers, Link and Gauche, ready to make their move…

    Laure
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    Laure

    1976 · 1h 35m

    country: France

    At an institute in Manila, researchers and eco-tourists trade stories about the Mara tribe, who live on a remote island and have an annual festival of rebirth in which some of the tribe forget who they are and begin again. Laure is the daughter of the institute's director; she's a free spirit who has captured the fancy of Nicola, a European photographer. After a courtship in which the voyeuristic Nick indulges Laure's exhibitionism and sexual freedom, they set off for Mara land with Gualtier, an anthropologist, and his philosophical lover, Myrte. As they approach the Mara on the night of rebirth, who of the group will actually join the tribe to begin life anew?

    Werewolf Woman
    TMDB2.4

    Werewolf Woman

    1976 · 1h 38m

    country: Italy

    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 then she is raped and her lover is murdered so she goes out for revenge.

    Fiorina the Cow
    TMDB2.3

    Fiorina the Cow

    1972 · 1h 36m

    country: Italy

    Plenty of fun erotic stories in the spirit of the "Decameron", united by one constant hero - unlucky cow Fiorina.

    Crazy Nights
    TMDB1.7

    Crazy Nights

    1978 · 1h 32m

    country: Italy

    Somewhat crazy semi-documentary by director Joe D'Amato is a strange series of Burlesque performances from around the globe. Actress and dancer Amanda Lear hosts these mostly musical numbers designed to get people on stage.

    The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
    TMDB3.6

    The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

    1970 · 1h 36m

    country: Germany

    An American writer living in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city and conducts his own investigation, despite him and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer.

    1900
    TMDB3.9

    1900

    1976 · 5h 17m

    country: France

    The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth century Italy, as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.

    To Be Twenty
    TMDB2.9

    To Be Twenty

    1978 · 1h 34m

    country: Italy

    Lia and Tina are two beautiful girls who meet and realize that they have a lot in common. They are both young, beautiful and pissed off, so they decide to hitchhike their way to Rome to find Nazariota's commune, a place to stay for free and have all the sex they want... or so they think. Things don't go as they have planned though, and soon they become involved in prostitution, the police and an aggressive gang.

    The Night Porter
    TMDB3.4

    The Night Porter

    1974 · 1h 58m

    country: Italy

    A concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic relationship, his former SS comrades begin to stalk them.

    Deep Red
    TMDB3.9

    Deep Red

    1975 · 2h 7m

    country: Italy

    An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.

    Orca
    TMDB3.1

    Orca

    1977 · 1h 32m

    country: Italy

    After witnessing the killing of his mate and offspring at the hands of a reckless Irish captain, a vengeful killer whale rampages through the fisherman's Newfoundland harbor. Under pressure from the villagers, the captain, a female marine biologist, and an Indigenous tribalist venture after the great beast, who will meet them on its own turf.

    Black Emanuelle
    TMDB2.5

    Black Emanuelle

    1975 · 1h 36m

    country: Italy

    Internationally-renowned photographer Mae Jordan, professionally known as 'Emanuelle', is hired by a wealthy British expat to go to Nairobi to shoot the ruins and wildlife. While there, she explores sexual situations with her hosts and their friends.

    Appassionata
    TMDB2.8

    Appassionata

    1974 · 1h 36m

    country: Italy

    Two teenage friends conspire to find out how much their youthful sensuality can disrupt one of their households, headed by a dentist and his mentally-ill wife.

    Crime Busters
    TMDB3.5

    Crime Busters

    1977 · 1h 55m

    country: Italy

    An attempted robbery turns to be an unexpected recruitment when two unemployed men mistakenly break into a police office instead of a store.

    The School Teacher
    TMDB2.8

    The School Teacher

    1975 · 1h 29m

    country: Italy

    A rich Sicilian, Fefè Mottola, decides to call a wealthy girl graduate: Giovanna, who is about to become a teacher, because his son needs repetitions. The boy, named Franco, is shocked by the physical beauty of the teacher, and so to restrain himself decides to pose as gay. But the deception does not last long, because the sexual impulses of Alfredo explode.

    Dog Lay Afternoon
    TMDB2.3

    Dog Lay Afternoon

    1976 · 1h 15m

    country: Italy

    A young girl witnesses her mother having sex with the family dog. When her father finds out, he burns the dog alive. She is so traumatized by these incidents that she later turns into a nymphomaniac. She moves to an island and lives there with her own dog, having sex with various guests who visit her.

    Little Lips
    TMDB2.5

    Little Lips

    1978 · 1h 26m

    country: Spain

    A writer returns home to his estate after service in World War I. He has developed a very bad case of depression due to a war wound concerning his genitalia. He contemplates suicide, but recovers after becoming interested in his caretaker's 12 year-old war orphan niece, who now lives in the manor.

    About 1970s Italian Movies

    The 1970s

    The 1970s are widely considered American cinema's strongest decade, when the studio system's collapse handed a generation of young directors unusual freedom. It ended with Jaws and Star Wars inventing the modern blockbuster.

    Italian cinema

    Italian cinema runs from the neorealists working in bombed-out postwar streets to Fellini's spectacle, the Spaghetti Western, and the lurid giallo thrillers that shaped modern horror. Few national cinemas have exported this many distinct genres.

    In this list

    Best reviewed
    We All Loved Each Other So Much (8.3)
    Most common genres
    Drama, Comedy, Horror

    Common questions

    What are the best 1970s Italian movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot, Baby Love, and The Cousin. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    1970s Italian movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
    Where can I watch these movies?
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