Greatest 30 Action Movies Must-Watch Released in 1962

A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program. See more about Dr. No / IMDB / YouTube

The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view. Find out about The Longest Day / IMDB / YouTube

A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos before the arrival of a female wildlife photographer threatens to change their ways. Look into Hatari! / IMDB / YouTube

The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman. Check out The Tale of Zatoichi / IMDB / YouTube

A hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York, but a special girl from his past and a gun dealer with pet rats get in his way. More about Blast of Silence / IMDB / YouTube

When a kind-hearted sailor is made to join an English vessel at war in 1797, he finds himself caught between devotion to his crewmates and obedience to their hated, cruel master-at-arms. Find out about Billy Budd / IMDB / YouTube

A family leaves Los Angeles for a camping trip just before hydrogen bombs destroy the city. In the midst of the chaos, the father must fight to keep his family alive along the highway. More about Panic in Year Zero! / IMDB / YouTube

On the H.M.S. Defiant, during the French Revolutionary War, fair Captain Crawford is locked in a battle of wills against his cruel second-in-command Lieutenant Scott-Padget, whose heavy-handed command style pushes the crew to mutiny. Explore Damn the Defiant! / IMDB / YouTube

During WW2, a 3000-strong American unit, known as Merrill's Marauders, battles the Japanese forces in Burma. See more about Merrill's Marauders / IMDB / YouTube

The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, embarks on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard. Check out The Magic Sword / IMDB / YouTube

The advertising director of a pharmaceutical company seeks to boost the ratings of their sponsored TV program by capturing the legendary monster King Kong just as Godzilla re-emerges. Read about King Kong vs. Godzilla / IMDB / YouTube

Earth sends a five-man team to explore the frozen planet Uranus, only to find a temperate forest and sultry women from their past on it, courtesy of an alien brain with evil designs. Details on Journey to the Seventh Planet / IMDB / YouTube

Living in exile after their father's death, the children of an usurped and murdered king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge. Find out about Electra / IMDB / YouTube

A professor recruits a professional wrestler to protect his daughter from vampires intent on kidnaping her and marrying her to the devil. Find out about Santo vs. the Vampire Women / IMDB / YouTube

In 1862, the British commission inventor Fergusson to claim uncharted land in West Africa for Britain by flying his giant hot air balloon there. Get info on Five Weeks in a Balloon / IMDB / YouTube

In 1880s Arizona, General Crook and his troops are trying to subdue the last tribe of Apache led by Geronimo. Find out about Geronimo / IMDB / YouTube

A group of ruthless pirates attack a seventeenth century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it. See more about The Pirates of Blood River / IMDB / YouTube

Three goofy druggists travel back to Ancient Greece on a milquetoast inventor's time machine. Check out The Three Stooges Meet Hercules / IMDB / YouTube

A young ninja becomes embroiled in a plot to kill a tyrannical warlord. He journeys across feudal Japan, facing deceit, betrayal, and enemy ninja at every turn. Goemon must complete his mission, regain his honor, and survive. See more about Ninja, a Band of Assassins / IMDB / YouTube

A deputy sheriff stops motorists on a mountain road after police dispatch reports of a possible nuclear attack. Explore This Is Not a Test / IMDB / YouTube

A wealthy sportsman's decision to hire a backwoods orphan to exercise a champion Irish Setter has unexpected consequences. Info on Big Red / IMDB / YouTube

A hunted revolutionary leads a rag tag group of individuals through the desert in an attempt to elude the security forces and escape the fictitious Arab country of Zahrain. More about Escape from Zahrain / IMDB / YouTube

A samurai seeks revenge and redemption after his family is executed by a rival clan. Learn about Destiny's Son / IMDB / YouTube

Summoned to India by a dying maharajah, Tarzan attempts to remove an elephant herd from a valley to be flooded upon completion of a modern dam. Find out about Tarzan Goes to India / IMDB / YouTube

Tartan and Viking forces clash in what is modern-day Russia. Check out The Tartars / IMDB / YouTube

In the tenth year of the Trojan War, tensions between Achilles and Agamemnon divide the Greek camp while giving hope to the Trojans. Check out Fury of Achilles / IMDB / YouTube

Story of how a group of incorruptible federal lawmen helped put 1920s' Chicago gangster Al Capone in prison. Get info on The Scarface Mob / IMDB / YouTube

Wandering strongman Maxxus comes upon two warring tribes, the Sun worshipers and the Moon worshipers. He saves the leader of the Sun tribe from a sea monster, then later on when the Moon tribe attacks and kidnaps the Sun tribe's women, they call upon Maxxus for help. Learn about Maciste contro i mostri / IMDB / YouTube

In 1718, on a small island off the Carolina coast, a recently freed family of indentured servants plans to settle and homestead there but they run into conflict with a group of fishermen also claiming ownership of the island. Look into Hero's Island / IMDB / YouTube

A warrior protecting a slave girl, who is really a princess, winds up as a gladiator in the Roman arenas. Info on Gladiator of Rome / IMDB / YouTube