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Iron And Silk (1991)

As a student in America, he searched for ancient wisdom. As a teacher in China, he learned to find it within himself.

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Shirley Sun

Synopsis

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)

Actors

Mark Salzman
Mark Salzman
Teacher Mark
Pan Qingfu
Pan Qingfu
Pan Qingfu
Vivian Wu
Vivian Wu
Ming
Hangcheng Dong
Hangcheng Dong
Teacher Cai
Xihong Jiang
Xihong Jiang
Teacher Zhang

Crews

Shirley Sun
Shirley Sun
Director
Mark Salzman
Mark Salzman
Writer
Shirley Sun
Shirley Sun
Writer
Shirley Sun
Shirley Sun
Producer
Michael Gibbs
Michael Gibbs
Original Music Composer
James Hayman
James Hayman
Director of Photography
James Y. Kwei
James Y. Kwei
Editor
Geraldine Peroni
Geraldine Peroni
Editor
Calvin Tsao
Calvin Tsao
Production Design

Trailers and other movies

Iron And Silk Trailer 1991

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