The Deadly Art of Survival
Real-life kung fu master Nathan Ingram stars in this gritty, low-budget martial arts epic as a local karate school owner who clashes with a gang of drug traffickers posing as the owners of a rival dojo. Director Charlie Ahearn (who helmed the landmark hip-hop film Wild Style) used the housing projects next to his New York Lower East Side apartment as his central location in this 1979 classic, shot on a vintage Super 8 camera.
- 6.3
- 1979
- Released
- 1h 17m
Nathan Ingram
George David Gonzalez
Miguel Villanueva
Gerard Hovagimyan
Kiki Smith
Freddy Rivera
Arthur Abrams
Paula Humphrey
Rosetta Campbell
Yoshiko Chuma
Gahiji Tee Pantera
Tony Voss
Raymond Dias
Danny Davis
George Torres
'Star' Steve Rickenbacker
Eddie Jones
Robert Thomas
Victor Rivera
David Artis
Steve Tinsley
'Tonfa' Pablo Salcedo
Becky Howland
Daryl Kirkland
Charlie Hernandez
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