Circle of Iron

Circle of Iron

102 mins | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | July 25, 1978

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.

Circle of Iron

102 mins | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | July 25, 1978

Circle of Iron
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.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Sandy Howard Productions, Richard St. Johns Productions
Original title Circle of Iron
Directors Nissim Lvy, Jean Skinner, Richard Moore
Writers Stanley Mann, Bruce Lee, Stirling Silliphant, James Coburn

Cast

David Carradine

as The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha

Jeff Cooper

as Cord

Christopher Lee

as Zetan

Roddy McDowall

as White Robe

Eli Wallach

as Man-in-Oil

Anthony De Longis

as Morthond

Earl Maynard

as Black Giant

Erica Creer

as Tara

Michael M. Vendrell

as Martial Artist

Leo Whang

as Martial Artist

Donnie Williams

as Martial Artist

Robert Gardner

as Martial Artist

Tom Ascensio

as Martial Artist

Heinz Bernard

as Ferryman (uncredited)

Vincent Di Paolo

as Warrior (uncredited)

Larry S. Dratch

as Arena Announcer (uncredited)

Dov Friedman

as Young Monk (uncredited)

Jeremy Kaplan

as Monkeyboy (uncredited)

Paul Maslansky

as Student at Temple (uncredited)

Elizabeth Motzkin

as Japanese Woman (uncredited)

Ronen Nabah

as Beautiful Boy (uncredited)

Bobby Ne'eman

as Thug Leader (uncredited)

Michal Nedivi

as Boy's Mother (uncredited)

Zipora Peled

as Ferryman's Wife (uncredited)

Kam Yuen

as Red Band (uncredited)

Nissim Zohar

as Boy's Father (uncredited)