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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

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Director: Shirley Sun
Writer: Shirley Sun, Mark Salzman
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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
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
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Name Character
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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