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Circle of Iron (1978)

Directed by Richard Moore

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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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 ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
03/19/2016TVBroadcastTV6 stars
 

Viewing Notes

I’m honestly surprised I hadn’t seen this movie during my youth. It’s totally the kind of movie I would have loved and watched many times. No, it’s not great but very much in line with with these types of fantasy sword & sandals films of this time period. The warrior Cord goes on a journey to find a book of enlightenment when in fact the journey is his schooling. Also the supporting cast is better than the lead Jeff Cooper.

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