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.”
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)
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Cast
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Shirley Sun Director · Mark Salzman Writer Michael Gibbs Composer
United States release February 15, 1991 · Produced in Japan, United States · Production SUN-Productions, Miramax
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TBS
Production
SUN-Productions
Production
Miramax
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Japan · United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 20, 1990
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · February 15, 1991
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
France
August 14, 1991 · Theatrical
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