The Deadly Art of Survival (1979)

01/01/1979 (EN) • 1h 17m

Action

Overview

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

drug dealer

new york city

martial arts

hip-hop

gang war

ghetto

karate

revenge

dojo

karate kick

disco

brooklyn bridge

housing project

street fight

downtown

ninjas

african american

old school

lower east side

jumped

low budget

east river

puerto rican

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