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The Challenge
Release Date: July 23, 1982
Year | : | 1982 |
Slogan | : | «He has trained every thought, every muscle, every nerve, for the moment of truth!» |
Genres | : | Action, Drama |
Production Companies | : | CBS Theatrical Films, Poncher-Rosen-Beckman Productions |
Director | : | John Frankenheimer |
Producers | : | Robert L. Rosen, Ron Beckman |
Writers | : | Ivan Moffat, John Sayles, Richard Maxwell |
RunTime | : | 109 mins. |
Revenue | : | 3600000 |
Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud between two brothers, one who follows the traditional path of the samurai and the other a businessman. At the behest of the businessman, Rick undertakes samurai training from the other brother, but joins his cause. He also becomes romantically involved with the samurai's daughter.
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