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The Man with the Iron Fists

  • 2012
  • R
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
64K
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The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
In feudal China, a blacksmith who makes weapons for a small village is put in the position where he must defend himself and his fellow villagers.
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On the hunt for a fabled treasure of gold, a band of warriors, assassins, and a rogue British soldier descend upon a village in feudal China, where a humble blacksmith looks to defend himsel... Read allOn the hunt for a fabled treasure of gold, a band of warriors, assassins, and a rogue British soldier descend upon a village in feudal China, where a humble blacksmith looks to defend himself and his fellow villagers.On the hunt for a fabled treasure of gold, a band of warriors, assassins, and a rogue British soldier descend upon a village in feudal China, where a humble blacksmith looks to defend himself and his fellow villagers.

  • Director
    • RZA
  • Writers
    • RZA
    • Eli Roth
  • Stars
    • Russell Crowe
    • Cung Le
    • Lucy Liu
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    64K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • RZA
    • Writers
      • RZA
      • Eli Roth
    • Stars
      • Russell Crowe
      • Cung Le
      • Lucy Liu
    • 280User reviews
    • 205Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

    Videos18

    Redband Version
    Trailer 2:20
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    No. 1
    Trailer 2:17
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    The Man with the Iron Fists
    Trailer 0:31
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    The Man With The Iron Fists: The Blacksmith And Brass Body Fight At The Pink Blossom
    Clip 0:46
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    The Man With The Iron Fists: Jack Kills Crazy Hippo
    Clip 0:33
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    The Man With The Iron Fists: Bronze Lion Attacks Madam Blossom
    Clip 0:46
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    "A Look Inside"
    Featurette 1:55
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    The Man With The Iron Fists: Byron Mann On His Character
    Featurette 0:38
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    The Man With The Iron Fists: Eli Roth On Rza's Vision
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    The Man With The Iron Fists: Rza On How The Concept Came About
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    The Man With The Iron Fists: Lucy Liu On Working With Rza
    Featurette 0:45
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    The Man With The Iron Fists: Russell Crowe On How The Concept Came About
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    Photos74

    Lucy Liu in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
    Byron Mann and Cung Le in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
    Jamie Chung in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
    Cung Le in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
    RZA in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
    Lucy Liu and Cung Le in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
    Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
    Russell Crowe in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
    Dave Bautista in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
    Rick Yune in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
    The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
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    Russell Crowe
    Russell Crowe
    • Jack Knife
    Cung Le
    Cung Le
    • Bronze Lion
    Lucy Liu
    Lucy Liu
    • Madam Blossom
    RZA
    RZA
    • Blacksmith
    Rick Yune
    Rick Yune
    • Zen Yi, The X-Blade
    Dave Bautista
    Dave Bautista
    • Brass Body
    Jamie Chung
    Jamie Chung
    • Lady Silk
    Byron Mann
    Byron Mann
    • Silver Lion
    Daniel Wu
    Daniel Wu
    • Poison Dagger
    Zhu Zhu
    Zhu Zhu
    • Chi Chi
    Chia-Hui Liu
    Chia-Hui Liu
    • Abbott
    • (as Gordon Liu)
    Andrew Ng
    Andrew Ng
    • Senior Monk
    Kuan Tai Chen
    Kuan Tai Chen
    • Gold Lion
    Yoyao Hsueh
    Yoyao Hsueh
    • Copper Lion
    • (as Xue Jing Yao)
    Telly Liu
    Telly Liu
    • Iron Lion
    Da Qing
    • White Lion
    • (as Wen-Jun Dong)
    Dere Zhan
    • Lion Clan Messenger
    • (as Zhan De Re)
    Lu Kai
    • Lion Clan Servant
    • Director
      • RZA
    • Writers
      • RZA
      • Eli Roth
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      RZA and Eli Roth worked on the screenplay together over two years, talking through every aspect of the story, down to the detail of every weapon.
    • Goofs
      As Jack Knife walks across his room he puts on his glasses, just before he reaches the door his glasses fall off. When he opens the door to Madame Blossom his glasses are on his face again.
    • Quotes

      [from trailer]

      The Blacksmith: When you forge a weapon, you need three things: the right metal, temperatures over fourteen hundred degrees... and someone who wants to kill. Here in this village, we got all three.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Big Review: Fall Trailer Park (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Shame On A Nigga
      Written by Ghostface Killah, RZA, The GZA, U-God, Inspectah Deck, Russell T. Jones, Method Man, Raekwon

      Performed by Wu-Tang Clan

    User reviews280

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    6/10
    Extremely violent Kung-Fu movie , being spectacular and colorfully directed in Shanghai
    It is set in nineteenth century China, Jungle Village is home to several warring clans . On the hunt for a fabled treasure of gold, a band of warriors, assassins, and a rogue British soldier descend upon a village in feudal China, where a humble blacksmith looks to defend himself and his fellow villagers . There the African-American blacksmith (RZA) makes deadly weapons for the clans, intending to use his payments to purchase the freedom of his lover Lady Silk (Jamie Chung), and leave the village . As an undercover emissary named Jack Knife (Russell Crowe) arrives in the village to monitor the gold and takes up residence in the Pink Blossom, a brothel run by Madam Blossom (Lucy Liu) . As he leader of the clan called Gold Lion is assigned by the Governor to guard his gold that will be transported through the region . However he is double-crossed and killed by the villain Silver Lion (Byron Mann) and greedy Bronze Lion (Cung Lee) . As seven clans, taken on a fortune in gold , let the battle begin.

    This luxurious Kung Fu film was spectacularly filmed with good production design , colorful cinematography , a lot of fierce struggles and breathtaking scenes . The flick displays lots of violence, action filled , thrills and groundbreaking combats . This is a colorful, Shanghai-set and quite budget movie ; leave no cliché untouched , though the fighting are magnificently staged . The flick also contains some sex scenes and nudism in charge of whores of brothel and a lot of blood and gore . The picture is full of tumultuous sequences with frenetic action , surprises ,fierce combats and rousing fights. Amid the glamour and grandeur of the scenarios is developed an intrigue about nasty clans , including betrayal , crime and exploring the dark side of Chinese power . It is a homage to Run Run Shaw classic films , a known producer , recently deceased , of Chop-Socky genre who made lots of successes such as "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin" ,"Five Deadly Venoms" "Killer Clans", "Return of the Master Killer" and many others .

    This rated ¨R¨ picture is starred by a lot of new and old figures from Kung Fu movies such as Cung Le , Byron Mann , Rick Yune and the veterans Gordon Liu and Dennis Chan . Furthermore , a brief cameo by mythical Pam Grier . Impressive and breathtaking fights with deadly use of fists , feet and palms , along with such weapons as swords, sticks , and lances . And hundreds of armored warriors reenacted by lots of extras . Overwhelming attacks and exciting combats very well staged , the result is a strong entry for action buffs . Kung Fu training scenes are a direct reference in ¨Kill Bill¨ by Quentin Tarantino , enhanced by the fact that Gordon Liu stars in both movies . RZA and Eli Roth worked on the screenplay together over two years, talking through every aspect of the story, down to the detail of every weapon . The first cut of the film was four hours long. RZA suggested splitting it into two films, but producer Eli Roth disagreed, and it was ultimately cut down to approximately 90 minutes. The picture finishes with an opening credits showing a demonstration of martial arts by main actors against an empty backdrop similarly to old Hong-Kong movies of the 70s.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 2, 2012 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Hong Kong
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Thiết Quyền Vương
    • Filming locations
      • Shanghai, China
    • Production companies
      • Arcade Pictures
      • Iron Fists
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,634,090
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,910,980
      • Nov 4, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,546,518
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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