Iron And Silk

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Iron And Silk

Release Date: February 15, 1991

Year	:	1991
Slogan	:	«As a student in America, he searched for ancient wisdom. As a teacher in China, he learned to find it within himself.»
Genres	:	Drama, Comedy
Production Companies	:	TBS, SUN-Productions
Director	:	Shirley Sun
Producers	:	Shirley Sun
Writers	:	Mark Salzman, Shirley Sun
RunTime	:	92 mins.

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)