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Circle of Iron
Circle of Iron

Circle of Iron

The challenge of a lifetime...

Genres

ActionAdventureFantasy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

25 July 1978

Country

United States of America

Cast

David Carradine

David Carradine

The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha

Jeff Cooper

Jeff Cooper

Cord

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Zetan

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

White Robe

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Man-in-Oil

Anthony De Longis

Anthony De Longis

Morthond

Earl Maynard

Earl Maynard

Black Giant

Erica Creer

Erica Creer

Tara

Michael M. Vendrell

Michael M. Vendrell

Martial Artist

Leo Whang

Leo Whang

Martial Artist

Donnie Williams

Donnie Williams

Martial Artist

Robert Gardner

Robert Gardner

Martial Artist

Tom Ascensio

Tom Ascensio

Martial Artist

Heinz Bernard

Heinz Bernard

Ferryman (uncredited)

Vincent Di Paolo

Vincent Di Paolo

Warrior (uncredited)

Larry S. Dratch

Larry S. Dratch

Arena Announcer (uncredited)

Dov Friedman

Dov Friedman

Young Monk (uncredited)

Jeremy Kaplan

Jeremy Kaplan

Monkeyboy (uncredited)

Paul Maslansky

Paul Maslansky

Student at Temple (uncredited)

Elizabeth Motzkin

Elizabeth Motzkin

Japanese Woman (uncredited)

Ronen Nabah

Ronen Nabah

Beautiful Boy (uncredited)

Bobby Ne'eman

Bobby Ne'eman

Thug Leader (uncredited)

Michal Nedivi

Michal Nedivi

Boy's Mother (uncredited)

Zipora Peled

Zipora Peled

Ferryman's Wife (uncredited)

Kam Yuen

Kam Yuen

Red Band (uncredited)

Nissim Zohar

Nissim Zohar

Boy's Father (uncredited)

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