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Circle of Iron (1978) [R]

Release Date:
July 25, 1978

Original Title:
Circle of Iron

Alternate Titles:
Karate på liv og død
La Flauta Silenciosa
The Silent Flute

Genres:
Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Production Companies:
Richard St. Johns Productions
Sandy Howard Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
FR: U  US: R 

Runtime: 102

The challenge of a lifetime...

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Assistant Art Director:
Jacob Kotzky

Assistant Camera:
Eddie Collins

Assistant Director:
Nissim Lvy

Assistant Editor:
Christopher Lloyd
Noel Rogers
Hervé Schneid

Associate Producer:
Zvi Spielmann

Camera Operator:
Simon Ransley

Casting:
Ann Bell

Construction Manager:
Zion Kobi

Costume Design:
Lilly Fenichel

Director:
Richard Moore

Director of Photography:
Ronnie Taylor

Editor:
Ernest Walter

Executive Producer:
Richard R. St. Johns
Alex Massis

Gaffer:
Danny ben Menahem

Key Grip:
Shimon Sabach

Makeup Artist:
Moni Mansano
Tom Smith
Michael Westmore

Martial Arts Choreographer:
Kam Yuen
Joe Lewis

Matte Painter:
Ray Caple

Original Music Composer:
Bruce Smeaton

Producer:
Sandy Howard
Paul Maslansky

Production Coordinator:
Carmela Spencer

Production Design:
Tambi Larsen

Production Manager:
Gadi Levy

Production Secretary:
Beth Fishman

Production Supervisor:
Terence A. Clegg

Property Master:
Graham Sumner

Screenplay:
Stirling Silliphant
Stanley Mann

Script Supervisor:
Jean Skinner

Sound Editor:
William Trent

Sound Mixer:
Cyril Collick

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Ken Barker
John Hayward

Still Photographer:
Eli Ben-Ari

Story:
Bruce Lee
James Coburn
Stirling Silliphant

Stunt Coordinator:
Terry Leonard

Stunts:
Joe Lewis
Mike Stone

Unit Publicist:
Quinn Donoghue

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