Iron and Silk (1990)

  • NR
  • 01/20/1990 (US)
  • Drama, Comedy
  • 1h 32m

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)

Shirley Sun

Director, Writer

Mark Salzman

Writer

Cast

Mark Salzman's headshot

Mark Salzman

Teacher Mark
Qingfu Pan's headshot

Qingfu Pan

Pan Qingfu
Vivian Wu's headshot

Vivian Wu

Ming
Hangcheng Dong's headshot

Hangcheng Dong

Teacher Cai
Xihong Jiang's headshot

Xihong Jiang

Teacher Zhang

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