I suspect it must have been particularly challenging, for even the most experienced of on-set stills photographers to capture great shots which accurately depicted the true intensity of key scenes from “action” movies.

Here are a selection of lobby cards and sets from this eternally popular movie genre..

Pierce Brosnan stars as James Bond, 007 in Goldeneye (1995)
GoldenEye (1995) [German]
Action | Adventure
Gary Oldman as Zorg in a scene from Luc Besson's The Fifth Element (1995)
The Fifth Element (1997) [French]
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes in Money Train (1995)
Money Train (1995)
Action | Comedy | Crime
Licence to Kill (1989) UK front of house cinema lobby card [scanned-in image]
Licence to Kill (1989) [UK]
Action | Adventure
Thief (1981) USA Lobby Card NSS 810017 [scanned-in image]
Thief (1981) [USA]
Action | Crime
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) USA Lobby Card #07 NSS 77-42 [scanned-in image]
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) [USA]
Action | Adventure
Game of Death (1979) USA Lobby Card NSS 790095
Game of Death (1979)
Action | Crime
Westworld (1973) Front of House Card [scanned-in image]
Westworld (1973) [UK]
Action | Drama
WarGames (1983) USA Lobby Card #02 NSS 830087 [scanned-in image]
WarGames (1983)
Action | Adventure
The Young Americans (1993) [vintage press kit photograph]
The Young Americans (1993) [Photos]
Action | Crime
Deckard and Gaff (from the Blade Runner Portfolio) 1982
The Blade Runner Portfolio (1982)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
Westworld (1973) USA Lobby Card #02 NSS 73/254
Westworld (1973) [USA]
Action | Drama
Sean Connery as John Patrick Mason in The Rock (1996) Press Kit Photograph
The Rock (1996) [Photo]
Action | Adventure
Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia in a scene from Black Rain (1989)
Black Rain (1990) [UK]
Action | Crime
Skyjacked (1972) USA Lobby Card A NSS 72/181 [scanned-in image]
Skyjacked (1972) [USA]
Action | Drama
Earthquake (1974) USA Lobby Card #8 NSS 74/303 [scanned-in image]
Earthquake (1974)
Action | Drama
Meteor (1979) USA Lobby Card #01 [scanned-in image]
Meteor (1979)
Action | Drama
The Poseidon Adventure (1972) vintage cinema lobby card
The Poseidon Adventure (1972) [UK]
Action | Adventure
Double Dragon (1994)
Double Dragon (1994) [German]
Action | Adventure
A scene from Avalanche (1978)
Avalanche (1978)
Action | Drama
Die Hard 2 (1990) Press Kit Photo ref. DH2-2 [scanned-in image]
Die Hard 2 (1990) [Photos]
Action | Thriller
The Shadow (1994) vintage French cinema lobby card [scanned-in image]
The Shadow (1994) [France]
Action | Adventure
Laurene Landon in peril, courtesy of Robert Z'Dar in a scene from Maniac Cop (1988) [scanned-in image]
Maniac Cop (1988) [UK]
Action | Crime | Horror
A scene from The Shadow (1994) [scanned-in image]
The Shadow (1994) [UK]
Action | Adventure
Telefon (1977) Cinema Lobby Card [scanned-in image]
Telefon (1977)
Action | Crime
Pierce Brosnan as James Bond / 007 in The World Is Not Enough (1999)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Action | Adventure
Enter the Dragon (1973) UK Lobby Card [scanned-in image]
Enter the Dragon (1973) [UK]
Action | Crime
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
Action | Adventure
Charles Bronson in a scene from Michael Winner's revenge sequel Death Wish II (1982)
Death Wish II (1982)
Action | Crime
North by Northwest (1959) French Lobby Card (re-release)
North by Northwest (1959) [French (r/r)]
Action | Adventure
For a Few Dollars More (1965) German Lobby Card [scanned-in image]
For a Few Dollars More (1965) [German]
Action | Drama | Western
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) German Lobby Card, featuring Clint Eastwood
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) [German]
Western | Action | Drama
Dirty Harry (1971) Press Kit Photograph #06 NSS 71/349 [scanned-in image]
Dirty Harry (1971) [Photos]
Action | Crime
Ally Sheedy, Matthew Broderick and John Wood in a scene from WarGames (1983) [vintage press photograph]
WarGames (1983) [Photos (x2)]
Action | Drama | Sci-Fi
The Karate Kid (1984) USA Lobby Card #03 NSS 840074 [scanned-in image]
The Karate Kid (1984)
Action | Drama
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) Press Kit Photograph (NSS 61/209)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) [Photos]
Action | Adventure
Baron Samedi the voodoo figure practises his mystical art in a scene from Live and Let Die (1973)
Live and Let Die (1973)
Action | Adventure
Secret Agent James "007" Bond in the grip of the giant Jaws! [scanned-in image]
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Action | Adventure
The Man With the Golden Gun (1974) USA Lobby Card #03 NSS 74/251 [scanned-in image]
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Adventure | Action
Truck Turner (1974) USA Lobby Card #01 NSS 74/173 [scanned-in image]
Truck Turner (1974)
Action | Blaxploitation | Crime
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