Film

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.

5.9

1h 32m

1991

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

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)

Director

Shirley Sun

DramaComedy

martial artskung fubased on novel or bookteacherwu shuautobiographicalwoman director

Cast & Crew

Mark Salzman

as Teacher Mark

Qingfu Pan

as Pan Qingfu

Vivian Wu

as Ming

Hangcheng Dong

as Teacher Cai

Xihong Jiang

as Teacher Zhang

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