Movie
1982
The Challenge is a 1982 American action film directed by John Frankenheimer from a screenplay by John Sayles and Richard Maxwell, and starring Scott Glenn and Toshirō Mifune. The plot follows a down-on-his-luck boxer (Glenn) who is hired to transport a valuable katana to Japan, where he becomes embroiled in a blood feud between two martial artist brothers. It was released by Embassy Pictures on July 23, 1982, and…
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Martial arts are generally regarded as part of exploitation cinema, and for that reasons examples of the genre made with high budgets and respectable names behind and in front of camera are relatively rare. One of such rarities in *The Challenge*, 1982 film directed by famed film maker John Frankenheimer. Protagonist, played by Scott Glenn in his first starring role, is Rick, down and out boxer in Los Angeles. One d…More
