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Only the Strong (1993)

1993 film by Sheldon Lettich

Released
27 August 1993
Country
United States
Language
English
Genre
Martial arts film
Director
Sheldon Lettich
Screenplay
Sheldon Lettich
Producer
Samuel Hadida
Starring
Mark Dacascos, Geoffrey Lewis, Stacey Travis
Running time
99 minutes
Production company
20th Century Studios
Distributor
Netflix
Set in
Brazil, Miami metropolitan area, Miami

Only the Strong is a 1993 martial arts film directed by Sheldon Lettich, starring Mark Dacascos. It is considered to be the only Hollywood film that showcases capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art, from beginning to end.

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External links

Facts from Wikidata Q765489 (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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