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Circle of Iron (1978)
Directed by Richard Moore
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Overview
In a mystical desert kingdom, young martial arts fighter Cord loses a contest to determine who will journey to take the powerful Book of All Knowedge from Zetan, an evil wizard. Despite his lack of a sponsor, Cord’s rule-breaking nature leads him to try retrieving the book anyway. Help is offered by a mysterious blind man who gives advice as Cord fights his way through multiple opponents, discovering more about himself as he gets closer to Zetan.
Rated R | Length 102 minutes
Actors
David Carradine | Jeff Cooper | Christopher Lee | Roddy McDowall | Eli Wallach | Anthony De Longis | Earl Maynard | Erica Creer | Michael M. Vendrell | Leo Whang | Donnie Williams | Robert Gardner | Tom Ascensio | Heinz Bernard | Vincent Di Paolo | Larry S. Dratch | Dov Friedman | Jeremy Kaplan | Paul Maslansky | Elizabeth Motzkin | Ronen Nabah | Bobby Ne'eman | Michal Nedivi | Zipora Peled | Kam Yuen | Nissim Zohar
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/03/2011 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 5.5 stars |
| (Average) 5.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Circle of Iron is an odd fantasy movie focusing on a fighter’s quest for enlightenment. Based on a story idea by, among others, Bruce Lee and James Coburn (I know, right?), Circle of Iron is about Bruce Lee’s idea of Zen.
David Carradine in appears in four different roles, my favorite being Monkeyman, the leader of a tribe of monkey men whose costumes very much resemble those in the Japanese movie and TV series, Time of the Apes. The Monkeymen were by far my favorite part of the entire movie.
Jeff Cooper plays the main character, Cord, who’s supposed to be a bad-ass fighter. His fight scenes are hilariously bad, since he’s actually a pretty terrible fighter.
Eli Wallach, Christopher Lee and Roddy McDowall all make guest appearances in this as well.
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