The Deadly Art of Survival (1979)
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.
Director: Charlie Ahearn
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Nathan Ingram as |
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George David Gonzalez as |
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Miguel Villanueva as |
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Gerard Hovagimyan as |
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Kiki Smith as |
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Freddy Rivera as |
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Arthur Abrams as |
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Paula Humphrey as |
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Rosetta Campbell as |
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Yoshiko Chuma as |
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Beth B as |
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Gahiji Tee Pantera as |
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Tony Voss as |
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Raymond Dias as |
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Danny Davis as |
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George Torres as |
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'Star' Steve Rickenbacker as |
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Eddie Jones as |
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Robert Thomas as |
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Victor Rivera as |
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David Artis as |
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Steve Tinsley as |
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'Tonfa' Pablo Salcedo as |
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Christy Rupp as |
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Becky Howland as |
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Daryl Kirkland as |
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Charlie Hernandez as |
| Directing | Charlie Ahearn | Director |
| Writing | Charlie Ahearn | Writer |
| Production | Sly Abrams | Production Assistant |
| Production | John Ahearn | Production Assistant |
| Production | Scott B | Production Assistant |
| Production | Beth B | Production Assistant |
| Production | Becky High | Production Assistant |
| Production | Peter Hutton | Production Assistant |
| Production | Kiki Smith | Production Assistant |
| Production | Steve Brown | Production Assistant |
| Production | Wolfgang Stahl | Production Assistant |
| Production | Volker Tannert | Production Assistant |
| Production | Harry Spitz | Production Assistant |
| Production | Judith Aminoff | Production Assistant |
| Production | Becky Howland | Production Assistant |
| Production | Virginia Piersol | Production Assistant |
| Production | Jane Dickson | Production Assistant |
| Camera | John Ahearn | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Charlie Ahearn | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Beth B | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Nathan Ingram | Martial Arts Choreographer |
