The Best of the Martial Arts Films

The Deadliest Art

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.

Documentary Action

John Saxon

Bruce Lee

(Self (archive footage))

Jackie Chan

(Self (archive footage))

Sammo Hung

(Self (archive footage))

Yuen Biao

(Self (archive footage))

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

(Self (archive footage))

Sho Kosugi

(Self (archive footage))

Angela Mao Ying

(Self (archive footage))

Cynthia Rothrock

(Self (archive footage))

Keith Cooke

(Self (archive footage))

Lee Van Cleef

(Self (archive footage))

Richard Norton

(Self (archive footage))

Peter Cunningham

(Self (archive footage))

Karen Sheperd

(Self (archive footage))

Benny Urquidez

(Self (archive footage))

Keith Vitali

(Self (archive footage))

Robert Clouse

Michiko Nishiwaki

(Self (archive footage))

Yukari Ôshima

(Self (archive footage))

Yuen Wah

(Self (archive footage))

Sibelle Hu

(Self (archive footage))

Joyce Godenzi

(Self (archive footage))

Jean-Claude Van Damme

(Self (archive footage))

Hwang In-shik

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Wang Ho

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))