The Deadly Art of Survival
1979, English. Directed by Charlie Ahearn.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1979
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Charlie Ahearn
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Who directed The Deadly Art of Survival?
The Deadly Art of Survival (1979) was directed by Charlie Ahearn and stars Nathan Ingram, George David Gonzalez, Miguel Villanueva.