
Iron and Silk
1991 · Movie · 1h 32m
DramaComedy
"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)
Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
Key crew
- Shirley SunDirector
- Mark SalzmanWriter
- Shirley SunWriter
- Michael GibbsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mark SalzmanTeacher Mark
- Qingfu PanPan Qingfu
- Vivian WuMing
- Hangcheng DongTeacher Cai
- Xihong JiangTeacher Zhang
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Themes
martial artskung fubased on novel or bookteacherwu shuautobiographicalwoman director























