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Kill or Be Killed (1980)

1980 film directed by Ivan Hall

Released
1980
Country
South Africa, United States
Language
English
Genre
Martial arts film
Director
Ivan Hall
Starring
James Ryan
Running time
90 minutes
Distributor
Film Ventures International

Kill or Be Killed (Karate Killer in the US and Karate Olympiad in South Africa) is a 1976 South African-American martial arts film directed by Ivan Hall and starring James Ryan. Filmed on location, it was retitled Kill or Be Killed in the United States in 1980 to capitalize on the popularity of American genre films.

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Facts from Wikidata Q3667104 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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