Circle of Iron

1h 42min

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

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.

Production Companies

Sandy Howard Productions

Richard St. Johns Productions

Cast

David Carradine

David Carradine

The Blind Man / Monkeyman / Death / Changsha
Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

White Robe
Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Man-in-Oil
Earl Maynard

Earl Maynard

Black Giant
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)

Release date

25th Jul 1978

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English