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The Deadly Art of Survival

6.3(6)19791h 17m1

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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Language
English
  • drug dealer
  • new york city
  • martial arts
  • hip-hop
  • gang war
  • ghetto
  • karate
  • revenge
  • ninja
  • dojo
  • karate kick
  • disco

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical1 Jan 1979

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The Deadly Art of Survival was released on 1 January 1979.

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