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The Deadly Art of Survival (1979)
Directed by Charlie Ahearn
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.
Length 77 minutes
Actors
Nathan Ingram | George David Gonzalez | Miguel Villanueva | Gerard Hovagimyan | Kiki Smith | Freddy Rivera | Arthur Abrams | Paula Humphrey | Rosetta Campbell | Yoshiko Chuma | Beth B | 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 | Christy Rupp | Becky Howland | Daryl Kirkland | Charlie Hernandez