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Savate is a american film of genre Martial arts released in USA on 24 august 1995 with Olivier Gruner
Savate (1995)
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Add to a movie listSavate (also known as The Fighter) - is a 1995 martial arts western starring Olivier Gruner, promoted as the allegedly true story of the world's first kickboxer.
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1865. Joseph Charlegrand is a former French soldier whose best friend and comrade was murdered by an officer of the French Foreign Legion in Mexico. Looking for the murderer, Charlegrand is heading for a martial arts tournament in the USA because the murderer takes his pride in being a skilled fighter.Actors
Olivier Gruner
(Joseph Charlegrand)
Ian Ziering
(Cain Parker)
Ashley Laurence
(Mary Parker)
R. Lee Ermey
(Benedict)
Donald Richard Gibb
(Cody Johnson)
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