Gymkata

May 3, 1985

1h 30m

★ 5.4

The skill of gymnastics, the kill of karate.

Overview

U.S. agents send a gymnastic martial artist to secure a missile-base site in the savage country of Parmistan.

Genres

Action

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Jadran Film

Gymkata Trailers

Cast

Jonathan Cabot

Kurt Thomas

Princess Rubali

Tetchie Agbayani

Zamir

Richard Norton

Paley

Edward Bell

Gomez

John Barrett

Hao

Conan Lee

Thorg

Bob Schott

The Kahn

Buck Kartalian

Colonel Cabot

Eric Lawson

Western Trainer

Sonny Barnes

Eastern Trainer

Tadashi Yamashita

Connie

Sharan Lea

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