The Best of the Martial Arts Films

Sandra Weintraub
1990-01-01

The Deadliest Art
8.7
91 min

The most explosive barehanded combat sequences ever filmed. An electrifying video of martial arts mastery and mayhem. This program takes a behind-the-scenes look at the weapons, the mystical eastern philosophy, and the incredible skills that have made martial arts films one of the most popular genres in the world today.

Cast

Name Character Team
John Saxon Self - Host Unowned
Bruce Lee Self (archive footage) Unowned
Jackie Chan Self (archive footage) Unowned
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo Self (archive footage) Unowned
Yuen Biao Self (archive footage) Unowned
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Self (archive footage) Unowned
Sho Kosugi Self (archive footage) Unowned
Angela Mao Ying Self (archive footage) Unowned
Cynthia Rothrock Self (archive footage) Unowned
Keith Cooke Self (archive footage) Unowned
Lee Van Cleef Self (archive footage) Unowned
Richard Norton Self (archive footage) Unowned
Peter Cunningham Self (archive footage) Unowned
Karen Sheperd Self (archive footage) Unowned
Benny Urquidez Self (archive footage) Unowned
Keith Vitali Self (archive footage) Unowned
Robert Clouse Self Unowned
Michiko Nishiwaki Self (archive footage) Unowned
Yukari Ôshima Self (archive footage) Unowned
Yuen Wah Self (archive footage) Unowned
Sibelle Hu Hui-Chung Self (archive footage) Unowned
Joyce Godenzi Self (archive footage) Unowned
Jean-Claude Van Damme Self (archive footage) Unowned
Hwang In-shik Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned
Wang Ho Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Unowned