Italian films released in 1974| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno | Luciano Salce | Paolo Villaggio, Lila Kedrova, Eleonora Giorgi | Commedia all'italiana |
| Allonsanfàn | Paolo & Vittorio Taviani | Marcello Mastroianni, Lea Massari, Mimsy Farmer | Historical Drama |
| All Screwed Up | Lina Wertmüller | Luigi Diberti, Lina Polito | comedy-drama |
| Almost Human | Umberto|Lenzi}} | Tomas Milian, Henry Silva | Poliziottesco | Curti|2003|p=105}} |
| Amore amaro | Florestano Vancini | Lisa Gastoni, Leonard Mann | romance-drama |
| Amore libero - Free Love | Pier Ludovico Pavoni | Laura Gemser, Olga Bisera | erotic-adventure |
| Anche gli angeli tirano di destro | Enzo Barboni | Giuliano Gemma, Ricky Bruch | action comedy | sequel of Even Angels Eat Beans |
| Anno uno | Roberto Rossellini | Luigi Vannucchi, Dominique Darel | biographical |
| Ante Up | Paolo Nuzzi | Aldo Maccione, Agostina Belli, Andréa Ferréol | comedy | Entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival |
| The Antichrist | Alberto De Martino | Carla Gravina, Mel Ferrer, Arthur Kennedy, Alida Valli | horror |
| Appassionata | Gianluigi Calderone | Gabriele Ferzetti, Ornella Muti, Eleonora Giorgi, Valentina Cortese | erotic drama |
| Arabian Nights (Il fiore delle mille e una notte) | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Franco Merli, Ninetto Davoli | anthology comedy |
| L'arbitro | Luigi Filippo D'Amico | Lando Buzzanca, Joan Collins | comedy |
| Around the World with Peynet's Lovers | Cesare Perfetto | - | animation |
| The Balloon Vendor | Ovidio G. Assonitis | Lee J. Cobb, Adolfo Celi, James Whitmore | drama |
| The Beast | Sergio Corbucci | Giancarlo Giannini, Michel Constantin | Commedia all'italiana |
| Beyond the Door (Chi sei?) | Ovidio G. Assonitis | Juliet Mills, Gabriele Lavia, Richard Johnson | horror |
| Black Ribbon for Deborah|A Black Ribbon for Deborah}} | Marcello|Andrei}} | Bradford Dillman, Marina Malfatti, Gig Young | horror | Curti|2017|p=120}} |
| Blood for Dracula | Paul|Morrissey}} | Udo Kier, Joe Dallesandro, Vittorio De Sica | Horror | Curti|2017|p=116}}{{sfn|Curti|2017|p=117}} |
| The Body | Luigi Scattini | Zeudi Araya, Enrico Maria Salerno, Carroll Baker | erotic |
| Bread and Chocolate (Pane e cioccolata) | Franco Brusati | Nino Manfredi, Johnny Dorelli, Anna Karina | Commedia all'italiana | David di Donatello winner. Berlin Award. New York Film Critics Circle Awards won |
| Brief Encounter | Alan Bridges | Sophia Loren, Richard Burton | drama | British-Italian co-production |
| Carambola! | Ferdinando Baldi | Michael Coby, Paul L. Smith | comedy-western |
| Catene | Silvio Amadio | Maurizio Merli, Rosemary Dexter | romance-drama | remake of Catene (1949 film) |
| C'eravamo tanto amati | Ettore Scola | Stefania Sandrelli, Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Stefano Satta Flores, Aldo Fabrizi, Giovanna Ralli | Commedia all'italiana | 2 Nastro d'Argento and the Golden Prize at Moscow. |
| City Under Siege | Romolo|Guerrieri}} | Enrico Maria Salerno, Françoise Fabian | Crime | Curti|2013|p=106}}{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=107}} |
| Claretta and Ben | Gian Luigi Polidoro | Ugo Tognazzi, Bernadette Lafont | Commedia all'italiana |
| Commissariato di notturna | Guido Leoni (director)|it|3=Guido Leoni|lt=Guido Leoni}} | Rosanna Schiaffino, Gastone Moschin | crime-comedy |
| Conversation Piece (Gruppo di famiglia in un interno) | Luchino Visconti | Burt Lancaster, Helmut Berger, Silvana Mangano | Drama | David di Donatello winner. Spoken in English |
| Crazy Joe | Carlo|Lizzani}} | Peter Boyle, Paula Prentiss, Fred Williamson | {{n/a}} | Curti|2013|p=108}} |
| Cry of a Prostitute | Andrea|Bianchi}} | Henry Silva, Barbara Bouchet, Fausto Tozzi | {{n/a}} | Curti|2013|p=109}} |
| The Devil Is a Woman (Il sorriso del grande tentatore) | Damiano Damiani | Glenda Jackson, Claudio Cassinelli, Lisa Harrow, Adolfo Celi | Drama |
| Il domestico | Luigi Filippo D'Amico | Lando Buzzanca, Martine Brochard | comedy |
| Drama of the Rich | Mauro Bolognini | Giancarlo Giannini, Catherine Deneuve | historical drama | David di Donatello Best Film winner |
| The Eerie Midnight Horror Show | Mario Gariazzo | Stella Carnacina, Chris Avram | Horror |
| Emergency Squad | Stelvio|Massi}} | Tomas Milian, Gastone Moschin | Poliziottesco | Curti|2013|p=110}} |
| Eyeball | Umberto Lenzi | Martine Brochard, John Richardson | Giallo |
| Farfallon | Mauro Bolognini | Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia | comedy | parody of Papillon |
| I figli di nessuno | Bruno Gaburro | Gabriele Tinti, Sara Sperati | romance-drama | remake of I figli di nessuno (1951 film) |
| Il figlio della sepolta viva | Luciano Ercoli | Fred Robsahm, Eva Czemerys | drama |
| The First Time on the Grass | Gianluigi Calderone | Anne Heywood, Mark Lester, Claudio Cassinelli, Monica Guerritore | drama | Entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival |
| Five Women for the Killer | Stelvio Massi | Francis Matthews, Giorgio Albertazzi | giallo |
| Flavia the Heretic | Gianfranco Mingozzi | Florinda Bolkan, María Casares | nunsploitation |
| Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks | {{n/a}} | Rossano Brazzi, Edmund Purdom | horror | Curti|2017|p=134}} |
| The Gamecock | Pasquale Festa Campanile | Sydne Rome, Antonio Salines | comedy |
| Giubbe rosse | Joe D'Amato | Fabio Testi, Lionel Stander | adventure |
| La governante | Giovanni Grimaldi | Martine Brochard, Turi Ferro, Agostina Belli | comedy-drama |
| I guappi | Pasquale Squitieri | Claudia Cardinale, Franco Nero, Fabio Testi | crime-drama |
| Hand That Feeds the Dead|The Hand That Feeds the Dead}} | Sergio|Garrone}} | Klaus Kinski, Katia Christine, Ayhan Isik | Horror | Curti|2017|p=124}}{{sfn|Curti|2017|p=125}} |
| Hold-Up | German|Lorente}} | Frederick Stafford, Nathalie Delon, Marcel Bozzuffi | {{n/a}} | Curti|2013|p=111}} |
| How to Kill a Judge | Damiano Damiani | Franco Nero, Françoise Fabian | crime-thriller |
| Identikit | Giuseppe Patroni Griffi | Elizabeth Taylor, Ian Bannen | drama |
| Innocence and Desire | Massimo Dallamano | Edwige Fenech, Lionel Stander | Commedia sexy all'italiana |
| Kidnap | Giovanni|Fago}} | Henry Silva, Rada Rassimov, Philippe Leroy | Crime drama | Curti|2013|p=111}}{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=112}} |
| Killer Reserved Nine Seats|The Killer Reserved Nine Seats}} | Vincenzo Rigo | Anthony Steffen, Margaret Lee | {{n/a}} | Curti|2017|p=110}} |
| Killers|The Killers Are Our Guests}} | Giuseppe|Bennati}} | Rosanna Schiaffino, Janet Agren, Livia Cerini | {{n/a}} | Curti|2013|p=112}}{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=113}} |
| Kiss|The Kiss}} | Mario|Lanfranchi}} | Maurizio Bonuglia, Eleonora Giorgi, Martine Beswick | {{n/a}} | Curti|2017|p=113}}{{sfn|Curti|2017|p=114}} |
| Last Desperate Hours|The Last Desperate Hours}} | Giorgio|Stegani}} | Antonio Sabàto, Silvia Monti | {{n/a}} | Curti|2013|p=113}} |
| Le farò da padre | Alberto Lattuada | Gigi Proietti, Irene Papas, Teresa Ann Savoy | Commedia all'italiana |
| Let Sleeping Corpses Lie | Jorge Grau | Cristina Galbó, Ray Lovelock | horror |
| Lisa and the Devil | Mario Bava | Telly Savalas, Elke Sommer, Sylva Koscina | Horror | Curti|2017|p=84}}{{sfn|Curti|2017|p=85}} |
| Lover of the Monster | Sergio|Garrone}} | Klaus Kinski | Horror | Curti|2017|p=106}}{{sfn|Curti|2017|p=107}} |
| Lovers and Other Relatives | Salvatore Samperi | Laura Antonelli, Monica Guerritore | Commedia sexy all'italiana |
| Mania | Renato Polselli | {{n/a}} | Curti|2017|p=121}}{{sfn|Curti|2017|p=122}} |
| Milarepa | Liliana Cavani | Lajos Balázsovits, Paolo Bonacelli | drama | Entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival |
| La minorenne | Silvio Amadio | Gloria Guida, Rosemary Dexter | Commedia sexy all'italiana |
| Miracles Still Happen | Giuseppe Maria Scotese | Susan Penhaligon, Paul Muller | Adventure |
| Monika | Mario Imperoli | Gloria Guida, Colette Descombes | Commedia sexy all'italiana |
| Morel's Invention | Emidio Greco | Anna Karina, Giulio Brogi, John Steiner | science fiction |
| The Night Porter | Liliana Cavani | Dirk Bogarde, Charlotte Rampling, Philippe Leroy | Erotic drama |
| La nipote | Nello Rossati | Orchidea De Santis, Daniele Vargas | Commedia sexy all'italiana |
| Nude for Satan | Luigi|Batzella}} | Rita Calderoni, Stelio Candelli, Giuseppe Mattei | Horror | Curti|2017|p=126}} |
| Order to Kill | Josè Gutiérrez|Maesso}} | Helmut Berger, Sydne Rome, Kevin McCarthy | crime | Curti|2013|p=114}}{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=115}} |
| Paolo il freddo | Ciccio Ingrassia | Franco Franchi, Ileana Rigano | comedy |
| The Peaceful Age | Fabio Carpi | O. E. Hasse, Macha Méril | drama |
| Perfume of the Lady in Black|The Perfume of the Lady in Black}} | Francesco|Barilli}} | Mimsy Farmer, Mario Scaccia | {{n/a}} | Curti|2017|p=129}} |
| Piedino il questurino | Franco Lo Cascio | Franco Franchi, Irina Maleeva | Comedy |
| Poker in Bed | Giuliano Carnimeo | Edwige Fenech, Carlo Giuffré | Commedia sexy all'italiana |
| Policewoman | Steno | Mariangela Melato, Renato Pozzetto | Commedia all'italiana |
| The Prey (La preda) | Domenico Paolella | Zeudi Araya, Franco Gasparri, Micheline Presle | erotic drama |
| Processo per direttissima | Lucio De Caro | Princess Ira von Fürstenberg, Michele Placido, Gabriele Ferzetti, Mario Adorf | poliziottesco |
| The Profiteer (Il saprofita) | Sergio Nasca | Al Cliver, Valeria Moriconi, Janet Agren, Leopoldo Trieste | drama |
| Pugni|A pugni nudi...per una triste esperienza in un carcere minorile}} | Marcello|Zeani}} | Enzo Pulcrano, Femi Benussi, Vassili Karis | {{n/a}} | Curti|2013|p=104}} |
| Scent of a Woman | Dino Risi | Vittorio Gassman, Agostina Belli | Commedia all'italiana | Remade in 1992. Cannes award, Nastro d'Argento & David di Donatello for Best actor (Gassman) |
| Puzzle | Duccio Tessari | Luc Merenda, Senta Berger | Giallo |
| Run, Run, Joe! | Giuseppe Colizzi | Keith Carradine, Tom Skerritt | action-comedy |
| Salvo D'Acquisto | Romolo Guerrieri | Massimo Ranieri, Enrico Maria Salerno | Biographical drama |
| La sbandata | Salvatore Samperi | Domenico Modugno, Eleonora Giorgi | Commedia sexy all'italiana |
| The Sensual Man (Paolo il caldo) | Marco Vicario | Giancarlo Giannini, Rossana Podestà, Lionel Stander, Ornella Muti | Commedia all'italiana |
| Shoot First, Die Later | Fernando|Di Leo}} | Luc Merenda, Delia Boccardo, Richard Conte | {{n/a}} | Curti|2013|p=118}} |
| Silence the Witness | Giuseppe|Rosati|Giuseppe Rosati (director)}} | Bekim Fehmiu, Rosanna Schiaffino, Aldo Giuffrè | {{n/a}} | Curti|2013|p=121}} |
| The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine | Sergio Grieco | Françoise Prévost, Jenny Tamburi | nunsploitation |
| Somewhere Beyond Love (Delitto d'amore) | Luigi Comencini | Giuliano Gemma, Stefania Sandrelli | drama | Entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival |
| Spasmo | Umberto Lenzi | Robert Hoffmann, Suzy Kendall, Ivan Rassimov | Giallo |
| The Stranger and the Gunfighter | Antonio Margheriti | Lee Van Cleef, Lo Lieh | Kung fu Spaghetti Western |
| Street Law | Enzo G. Castellari | Franco Nero, Barbara Bach | Poliziottesco | Curti|2013|p=122}} |
| Super Stooges vs. the Wonder Women | Alfonso|Brescia}} | Aldo Canti, Marc Hannibal, Hua Yueh | Comedy | Curti|2016|p=146}}{{sfn|Curti|2016|p=147}} |
| La svergognata | Giuliano Biagetti | Philippe Leroy, Leonora Fani, Barbara Bouchet | erotic drama |
| Swept Away (Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto) | Lina Wertmüller | Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato | Commedia all'italiana | Remade by Guy Ritchie in Swept Away (2002 film) |
| Three Tough Guys | Duccio|Tessari}} | Lino Ventura, Isaac Hayes, Fred Williamson | {{n/a}} | Curti|2013|p=124}}[1] |
| Till Marriage Do Us Part | Luigi Comencini | Laura Antonelli, Alberto Lionello, Michele Placido, Jean Rochefort | commedia sexy all'italiana | Nominated to Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| To Love Ophelia | Flavio Mogherini | Giovanna Ralli, Renato Pozzetto, Françoise Fabian | comedy |
| Il trafficone | Bruno Corbucci | Carlo Giuffré, Marilù Tolo, Tina Aumont, Lino Banfi | commedia sexy all'italiana |
| Verdict | André Cayatte | Sophia Loren, Jean Gabin | Drama |
| La via dei babbuini | Luigi Magni | Catherine Spaak, Pippo Franco, Lionel Stander | Commedia all'italiana |
| Virilità | Paolo Cavara | Turi Ferro, Agostina Belli, Marc Porel | commedia sexy all'italiana |
| The Voyage | Vittorio De Sica | Sophia Loren, Richard Burton | drama | De Sica's final film |
| Watch Out, We're Mad! | Marcello Fondato | Terence Hill, Bud Spencer | action comedy |
| What Have They Done to Your Daughters? | Massimo|Dallamano}} | Giovanna Ralli, Claudio Cassinelli, Mario Adorf | Giallo, poliziottesco | Curti|2013|p=124}}{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=125}} |
| White Fang to the Rescue | Tonino Ricci | Maurizio Merli, Henry Silva | adventure |
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