Circle of Iron

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Circle of Iron

R

1979

1h 42m

Adventure

Fantasy

Action

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In a mystical desert kingdom, young martial arts fighter Cord (Jeff Cooper) loses a contest to determine who will journey to take the powerful Book of All Knowedge from Zetan (Christopher Lee), 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 (David Carradine) who gives advice as Cord fights his way through multiple opponents, discovering more about himself as he gets closer to Zetan.

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Times (UK) Staff

The Times (UK)

07/14/2020

The hardest work, however, was done in the sound dubbing studio, making all those back-slapping whip-cracking, bone-crushing noises.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

07/06/2007

Without Lee's charisma or guidance, the movie never sparks to life.

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Ryan Cracknell

Movie Views

06/10/2007

Five years after his untimely death, Lee's vision project was finally made. Whether or not it's truly his vision, the world will never know. One thing is for sure though - this is one confusing, self indulgent and often tedious film.

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Bill Gibron

PopMatters

05/24/2007

3/5

By downplaying the physical and emphasizing the cerebral (or in some cases, the spiritual) Lee was looking to take the genre to another level. For that alone (Circle of Iron) is very important.

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

10/08/2005

2/5

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

08/21/2005

3/5

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Dr K

Sep 15

Listen here, spiritual seekers! The movie was a bit slow to get going... but the depth is there. A must watch for any true seeker! Trust me, you'll see... and you should trust me, because I am you! ;)

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the r

Jul 8

Fairy tale like story produced in true great B movie fashion. B movies back then had inventive production techniques, great original musical scores and usually a well written story with at least a few great actors. The naivety that some B movies had were its strengths not its weakness. Circle of Iron had all the making of a great B movie and is a testament to its time. In a land that never was with characters that always are, Circle of Iron takes you on a Zen journey for the answers we all seek in life. This movie is a classic. For the haters of this movie, rest assured these type of movies will never be made again.

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Eric G

May 16

Another idea by Bruce Lee ruined by David Carradine. Also a very poor representation of Eastern Philosophy. This film claims to show Buddhist beliefs, but it really only touches on one at the very end of the film. Lots of bad acting, boring challenges, bad fighting and poor excuses for wisdom.

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Mike W

Mar 23

The movie was hard to watch to it's finish. I wish I had done something else. The dialogue was so full of riddles it left one thinking who cares. Two birds locked together with 4 wings, but cannot fly, OK, deep.

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annette Z

05/08/2024

a really weird movie

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lance c

02/18/2023

A really neat movie written by Bruce Lee & James Coburn. It is highly dialogue driven and starts slow, but it was a lot of fun to watch.

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Synopsis

In a mystical desert kingdom, young martial arts fighter Cord (Jeff Cooper) loses a contest to determine who will journey to take the powerful Book of All Knowedge from Zetan (Christopher Lee), 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 (David Carradine) who gives advice as Cord fights his way through multiple opponents, discovering more about himself as he gets closer to Zetan.

Director: Richard Moore
Producer: Paul Maslansky, Sandy Howard
Screenwriter: Stirling Silliphant, Stanley Mann
Production Co: Sandy Howard/Richard St. Johns Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 19, 1979, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 6, 2017
Runtime: 1h 42m

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