The Deadly Art of Survival
1979 | 77m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | Charlie Ahearn |
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| Writer: | Charlie Ahearn |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1979 |
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| Director: | Charlie Ahearn |
| Writer: | Charlie Ahearn |
| Genres: | Action |
| Keywords | martial arts, drug dealer, ghetto, gang war, karate, dojo, karate kick, disco, brooklyn bridge, housing project, street fight, downtown, ninjas, african american, old school, lower east side, jumped, east river, puerto rican |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 04, 2024 |
| Name | Job |
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| Charlie Ahearn | Writer, Camera Operator, Director |
| Sly Abrams | Production Assistant |
| John Ahearn | Camera Operator, Production Assistant |
| Scott B | Production Assistant |
| Beth B | Camera Operator, Production Assistant |
| Becky High | Production Assistant |
| Peter Hutton | Production Assistant |
| Kiki Smith | Production Assistant |
| Steve Brown | Production Assistant |
| Wolfgang Stahl | Production Assistant |
| Volker Tannert | Production Assistant |
| Harry Spitz | Production Assistant |
| Judith Aminoff | Production Assistant |
| Becky Howland | Production Assistant |
| Virginia Piersol | Production Assistant |
| Jane Dickson | Production Assistant |
| Nathan Ingram | Martial Arts Choreographer |
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