The Deadly Art of Survival

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1979

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Nathan Ingram,George David Gonzalez,Miguel Villanueva,Gerard Hovagimyan,Kiki Smith,Freddy Rivera,Arthur Abrams,Paula Humphrey,Rosetta Campbell,Yoshiko Chumaand 17 more

Director

Charlie Ahearn

Writer

Charlie Ahearn

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1091994