Iron and Silk
As a student in America, he searched for ancient wisdom. As a teacher in China, he learned to find it within himself.
1991 | 92m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Shirley Sun |
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| Writer: | Shirley Sun, Mark Salzman |
| Staring: |
| 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) | |
| Release Date: | Feb 15, 1991 |
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| Director: | Shirley Sun |
| Writer: | Shirley Sun, Mark Salzman |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | martial arts, kung fu, based on novel or book, teacher, wu shu, autobiographical, woman director |
| Production Companies | TBS, SUN-Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Mark Salzman | Teacher Mark |
| Qingfu Pan | Pan Qingfu |
| Vivian Wu | Ming |
| Hangcheng Dong | Teacher Cai |
| Xihong Jiang | Teacher Zhang |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Shirley Sun | Writer, Director |
| Mark Salzman | Writer |
| Michael Gibbs | Original Music Composer |
| James Hayman | Director of Photography |
| James Y. Kwei | Editor |
| Geraldine Peroni | Editor |
| Calvin Tsao | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Shirley Sun | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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