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The Deadly Art of Survival

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The Deadly Art of Survival

6.3

1h 17m

1979

Synopsis

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.

Director

Charlie Ahearn

Action

drug dealernew york citymartial artship-hopgang warghettokaraterevengedojokarate kickdiscobrooklyn bridge

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Cast & Crew

Nathan Ingram

George David Gonzalez

Miguel Villanueva

Gerard Hovagimyan

Kiki Smith

Freddy Rivera

Arthur Abrams

Paula Humphrey

Rosetta Campbell

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