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15/02/1991 Drama, Comedy 1h 32m
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As a student in America, he searched for ancient wisdom. As a teacher in China, he learned to find it within himself.

Overview

Iron and Silk is a 1990 movie based on the eponymous book by American writer Mark Salzman. It details his journey to China after college to study Chinese wu shu, better known in the west as kung fu, and to teach English. Though not trained as an actor, Salzman starred as himself, as did Pan Qingfu, who claimed no one else could portray him on film. Salzman's experiences occurred in Changsha, Hunan, though the film was shot in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. (Wikipedia)

  1. Shirley Sun

    Director, Writer

  2. Mark Salzman

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Mark Salzman

    Teacher Mark

  2. Qingfu Pan

    Pan Qingfu

  3. Vivian Wu

    Ming

  4. Hangcheng Dong

    Teacher Cai

  5. Xihong Jiang

    Teacher Zhang

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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