

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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- Released
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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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- Theatrical1 Jan 1979
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The Deadly Art of Survival was released on 1 January 1979.
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