''Bamboo Gods and Iron Men'' is a martial arts comedy film set in the Philippines. It is considered a

blaxploitation Blaxploitation is an ethnic subgenre of the exploitation film that emerged in the United States during the early 1970s. The term, a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation", was coined in August 1972 by Junius Griffin, the president o ...

film. It was produced by

American International Pictures American International Pictures (AIP) is an American motion picture production label of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In its original operating period, AIP was an independent film production and distribution company known for producing and releasing fi ...

. It stars the Filipino actors, Chiquito, Vic Diaz, and

Eddie Garcia Eduardo Verchez Garcia (; May 2, 1929 – June 20, 2019), known colloquially as Manoy, was a Filipino actor, television personality, film director and producer. With almost 600 film and television roles and a career spanning seven decades, he ...

Plot

James Iglehart plays African-American prize fighter Cal Jefferson who is on honeymoon in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

with his new wife played by Shirley Washington. He comes across a drowning Chinese man who he jumps in the sea to save. This now revived and very grateful mute man turns out to be someone they cannot be rid of. They finally are rid of him or so it seems. They purchase an item in Hong Kong which becomes the center of a gang's attention. The gang led by Kenneth Metcalfe will stop at nothing to retrieve it. They leave Hong Kong for

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...

in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

and find themselves being attacked with the mute Chinese man coming to their assistance.

Cast

* James Iglehart as Cal Jefferson *

Shirley Washington Shirley Washington is a television and film actress who appeared in television shows from 1970. She appeared in two episodes of '' Mission: Impossible'' playing a Stewardess in the 1970 TV episode ''Flight'' and as a Travel Agent in the 1972 ...

as Arlene Jefferson * Chiquito as Charley *

as Ambrose *Ken Metcalfe as Leonardo King *

Marissa Delgado Maria Epifania Garcia Boyle, better known by her stage name Marissa Delgado, is a Filipino actress of American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "Unit ...

as Pandora *

Vic Diaz Victor Sunico Diaz'', popularly known as Vic Diaz, (July 29, 1932 – September 15, 2006) was a Filipino character actor who mostly portrayed villains. He was also the father of Teddy Diaz, the founding guitarist of the Filipino Rock band The ...

as Hotel clerk *Joe Zucchero as Ivan Soroka *Michael Boyet as Gunman *Steve Alcarado *

Subas Herrero Ricardo Wright Herrero (April 3, 1943 – March 14, 2013), better known by his stage name Subas Herrero, was a Filipino actor, comedian and singer. Early life Subas Herrero was born on April 3, 1943 as Ricardo Wright Herrero in Manila. Career ...

Leo Martinez Leo Martinez (born March 7, 1950) is a Filipino actor, comedian and director. Martinez was the Director General of the Film Academy of the Philippines before Vivian Velez' appointment. Personal life He is married to Gina Valenciano (sister of Gar ...

*Benny Pestano *Boy Picate *Robert Picate *Robert Rivera *Tony Uy *Bonnie Kay Eddie Source:
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bamboo Gods And Iron Men 1974 films Blaxploitation films American International Pictures films Films shot in the Philippines 1970s martial arts comedy films American martial arts comedy films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films

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