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Savate
“The True Story of the World's First Kickboxer”
5.8 / 10• 1995• 1h 28m•R• English
ActionWestern
Storyline
1865: A young French officer, travelling the U.S. in search of the murderer of his best friend, gets involved in a struggle between poor farmers and a rich landowner. To help the farmers, he offers them his "Savate" (French kickboxing) skills.
Cast & Crew
Olivier Gruner
Joseph Charlegrand
Lead
Ian Ziering
Cain Parker
Ashley Laurence
Mary Parker
MP
Michael Palance
Mitchum
Donald Gibb
Cody Johnson
Marc Singer
Ziegfield Von Trotta
R. Lee Ermey
Benedict
James Brolin
Colonel Jones
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Isaac Florentine's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Savate is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
