Top 26 Action Movies Editor's Pick Released in 1965

While investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. Info on Goldfinger / IMDB / YouTube

James Bond heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme. Find out about Thunderball / IMDB / YouTube

In the early 20th century, heroic Leslie Gallant and his despicable rival Professor Fate engage in an epic automobile race from New York to Paris while enthusiastic suffragette Maggie Dubois enters the race to report on every step of it. Read about The Great Race / IMDB / YouTube

Three thrill-seeking go-go dancers kidnap a young girl and attempt to swindle an old rancher and his two sons out of their small fortune, but their scheme does not play out as they intended. Find out about Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! / IMDB / YouTube

An American POW leads a group of mainly British prisoners to escape from the Germans in WWII. Look into Von Ryan's Express / IMDB / YouTube

Norwegian resistance tries to stop German efforts to produce heavy water needed for making atomic bombs during World War II. Info on The Heroes of Telemark / IMDB / YouTube

A detective protects a princess who prophecies Earth's destruction by a powerful space monster; the world's only hope being if Mothra can persuade Godzilla and Rodan to unite and save the planet. Find out about Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster / IMDB / YouTube

After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants. Find out about Planet of the Vampires / IMDB / YouTube

An American destroyer Captain is determined to confront a Soviet submarine caught violating territorial waters. Perhaps too determined. Read about The Bedford Incident / IMDB / YouTube

Allied agents attempt to infiltrate a German rocket research site. Learn about Operation Crossbow / IMDB / YouTube

In a future where a human vs. human Big Hunt is used as an alternative to war, a veteran huntress' plan to kill a victim for a major TV sponsorship deal is compounded by romance. Read about The 10th Victim / IMDB / YouTube

A war pacifist is blackmailed to pose as an SS officer and to disable the scuttling explosives on a freighter carrying rubber cargo to be captured by the Allies. Info on Morituri / IMDB / YouTube

From out of the arctic comes a gigantic flying, fire-breathing turtle that sets its sights on destroying Tokyo. Details on Gamera: The Giant Monster / IMDB / YouTube

After killing a counselor of his clan, a fugitive samurai befriends a couple poaching the shogun's gold in the mountains. Learn about Sword of the Beast / IMDB / YouTube

A dying scientist pushes forward his project to tap through to the Earth's magma layer, with results that threaten to destroy the Earth as we know it. Read about Crack in the World / IMDB / YouTube

Rollins' gang wants to grab land by inciting the settlers in a war against the Indians but Winnetou and Old Shatterhand try to keep the peace, until Rollins frames Winnetou up for the murder of Jicarilla Chief's son. Get info on Winnetou: The Last Shot / IMDB / YouTube

When a samurai clan attempting to assassinate a feudal lord begin to suspect a traitor, they start an investigation on a ronin who is helping their cause. Info on Samurai Assassin / IMDB / YouTube

The farcical adventures of an unhappy, sometimes suicidal, billionaire Arthur Lempereur in Hong Kong and the Himalayas. Info on Up to His Ears / IMDB / YouTube

After cheating death, master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu returns with a plot to contaminate the River Thames with a powerful toxin extracted from Tibetan poppies. Info on The Face of Fu Manchu / IMDB / YouTube

The legendary samurai Sasuke Sarutobi gets caught in a web of political intrigue, deception and espionage during the early 17th century. Read about Samurai Spy / IMDB / YouTube

A samurai with a high skill in chess makes friends with Zatoichi, who finds that things become peculiar in his presence. See more about Zatoichi and the Chess Expert / IMDB / YouTube

A vengeful veterinarian and a grieving widow join forces to track down a trio of violent bikers after they commit heinous acts against their loved ones. Check out Motorpsycho! / IMDB / YouTube

When an ancient underground civilization and their snake-like guardian plots to reclaim the surface world, those of the surface fights back. Find out about Atragon / IMDB / YouTube

After Zatoichi learns of his sensei's murder he uncovers a horrible conspiracy involving the local government and crime family. Get info on Zatoichi's Revenge / IMDB / YouTube

After a small aircraft crashes in the Kalahari Desert, one of the seven passengers decides that his survival chances would increase if he eliminates the other men in the group. Check out Sands of the Kalahari / IMDB / YouTube

A rising political star faces scandal and blackmail when the young woman he tries to help turns out to be a juvenile delinquent. Get info on Kitten with a Whip / IMDB / YouTube