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25 July 1978 (France)
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The Challenge Of A Lifetime... more
Plot:
A young martial artist, Cord the Seeker, competes for and loses the right to go on a quest for the Book of All Knowlege held by a wizard named Zetan...
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Fight To The Death
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1 nomination
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(2 articles)
Circle of Iron Blu-ray Review
(From TheHDRoom. 15 July 2009, 3:33 AM, PDT)
DVD Playhouse--July 2009
(From The Hollywood Interview. 14 July 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
(From TheHDRoom. 15 July 2009, 3:33 AM, PDT)
DVD Playhouse--July 2009
(From The Hollywood Interview. 14 July 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
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In a mythical land a lone warrior attempts to pass many challenges and tests to discover the secret of "The Book"
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| David Carradine | ... | The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha | |
| Jeff Cooper | ... | Cord | |
| Christopher Lee | ... | Zetan | |
| Roddy McDowall | ... | White Robe | |
| Eli Wallach | ... | Man-in-Oil | |
| Anthony De Longis | ... | Morthond (as Anthony de Longis) | |
| Earl Maynard | ... | Black Giant | |
| Erica Creer | ... | Tara | |
| Michael M. Vendrell | ... | Martial Artist (as Michael Vendrell) | |
| Leo Whang | ... | Martial Artist | |
| Donnie Williams | ... | Martial Artist | |
| Robert Gardner | ... | Martial Artist | |
| Tom Ascensio | ... | Martial Artist |
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Also Known As:
The Silent Flute
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102 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
UK:15 |
Australia:MA |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:18 |
USA:R |
Norway:15 (DVD rating)
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Chang-sha:
Have you eaten? Where's your drink? Your hand is empty.
Cord: Peace.
Chang-sha: [laughs] Don't wish it on me. The whole world is in commotion and you wish me peace! I don't know what peace is, I don't want it. Don't you listen to the desert? Even when there's no wind the sand sings.
Cord: My name is Cord.
Chang-sha: Ha! You see? Cord!
[laughs]
Chang-sha: Play a Cord, strike a Cord? Even your name is a noise! What do you want, Cord? You want us to play on you? My wives can make your skin sing.
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Cord: Peace.
Chang-sha: [laughs] Don't wish it on me. The whole world is in commotion and you wish me peace! I don't know what peace is, I don't want it. Don't you listen to the desert? Even when there's no wind the sand sings.
Cord: My name is Cord.
Chang-sha: Ha! You see? Cord!
[laughs]
Chang-sha: Play a Cord, strike a Cord? Even your name is a noise! What do you want, Cord? You want us to play on you? My wives can make your skin sing.
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Perhaps I allowed my elevated expectations for this movie, written by James Coburn and Bruce Lee, who catered to the talents of David (Kung Fu") Carradine, to influence my "3" rating of this poorly acted, badly written and barely directed movie. It probably deserved less. This is the sort of effort that you hope was the result of too much recreational drug use, and not a total lack of talent by the participants.
Jeff Cooper, an unconvincing wild man, seems totally miscast and clueless as the outsider who attempts to be the next seeker chosen to attempt to win the "Book", presumably a font of wisdom and knowledge, that is held on a distant island. Carradine has several roles with cryptic comments and, by today's standards, weak martial arts displays. Many of the fight scenes are filmed with close-up, double head shots and quick cuts to hide the lack of realism or believability. Christopher Lee, at least, was in the same movie as Carradine in tone and pace. Cooper's every expression and gesture just didn't belong. The naive and simpleminded "surprise" ending drags this movie down from the possible heights of mediocrity to a disappointing end.