Iron and Silk
Film199192 min6.2/10 on TMDB
Directed by Shirley Sun
As a student in America, he searched for ancient wisdom. As a teacher in China, he learned to find it within himself.
The story
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)
Cast & crew
Mark Salzman
Mark SalzmanTeacher MarkQingfu Pan
Qingfu PanPan Qingfu
Vivian WuMingHangcheng Dong
Hangcheng DongTeacher CaiXihong Jiang
Xihong JiangTeacher ZhangExplore the crew
- Director
- Shirley Sun
- Writer
- Mark Salzman
- Writer
- Shirley Sun
- Producer
- Shirley Sun
- Original Music Composer
- Michael Gibbs
- Director of Photography
- James Hayman
- Editor
- James Y. Kwei
- Editor
- Geraldine Peroni