Deadliest Art: The Best of the Martial Arts Films

• Director: Sandra Weintraub
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• Genre: Film, TV & Radio
• Movie Type: Martial Arts
• Release Year: 1990
• Run Time: 90 minutes

Plot

Piecing together exciting film footage of martial arts performances, Deadliest Art demonstrates the reasons for the popularity of martial arts combat in visual entertainment. The history of the art, including basics of the Eastern philosophies that govern it, provides insight along with the demonstration of various types of martial arts fighting. Touching on the skills and frame of mind necessary to perform feats of this kind, this film showcases the beauty of defense without weapons, as well as special techniques required to incorporate the use of weapons, and the ways in which the martial arts have been showcased in the film industry. ~ Sarah Sloboda, All Movie Guide

Cast

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Yuen Biao; Lee Van Cleef; Bruce Lee; Angela Mao Ying; Cynthia Rothrock; Jean-Claude Van Damme; Jackie Chan; Sammo Hung; Sho Kosugi; Chuck Norris; John Saxon

Credit

Sandra Weintraub - Director