The Silent Flute is an unproduced screenplay written by Stirling Silliphant, Bruce Lee, and James Coburn in 1969. Although it has never been published, copies are available through private collectors. A version of the script, however, was released as the 1978 film, Circle of Iron.
After completion of the script, while scouting for shooting locations in India, a heated argument broke out between Coburn and Lee, resulting in a distancing of the tw...
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The Silent Flute is an unproduced screenplay written by Stirling Silliphant, Bruce Lee, and James Coburn in 1969. Although it has never been published, copies are available through private collectors. A version of the script, however, was released as the 1978 film, Circle of Iron.
After completion of the script, while scouting for shooting locations in India, a heated argument broke out between Coburn and Lee, resulting in a distancing of the two. The project was put on hiatus, and a few years later, when Coburn offered to restart production as director, Lee was preoccupied with other films and refused.
The Silent Flute tells the story of Cord, (to be played by Coburn) a martial artist who seeks "The Book," which is said to contain the ultimate truths of fighting. Every five years a competition is held to pass it on to another person. When he finally obtains it, he has no need to look inside, the journey itself being his enlightenment. Along the way he has to fight four battles...
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