Kung Fu (1972)
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David Carradine first stepped into the sandals of taciturn martial-arts expert Caine in the made-for-TV pilot film Kung Fu. A Chinese/American priest, Caine must flee to the United States after he is forced to kill a royal nephew. He wanders the American West of the 1860s, keeping his cool until it is necessary to display his kung-fu skills full force. Most often, he must meditate and conjure up a flashback dominated by Master Po (Keye Luke) before he is galvanized into action. In the pilot, Caine comes to the rescue of a group of Chinese coolies who are working on the railroad. First telecast February 22, 1972, Kung Fu spawned a long-running series of the 1970s--not to mentioned the "updated" syndicated weekly of the 1990s, which also starred the inscrutable Mr. Carradine. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- David Carradine - Caine
- Keith Carradine
- Season Hubley - Margit
- David Chow - Little Monk
- Robert Ito - Fong
- Richard Loo - Master Sun
- Wayne Maunder - McKay
- Victor Sen Yung - Chuen
- Barry Sullivan - Dillon
- Radames Pera - Caine as a youth
- Philip Ahn - Master Kan
- Benson Fong - Han Fei
- Roy Jenson - Fuller
- Keye Luke - Master Po
- Albert Salmi - Raif
- James Hong - Hsiang
- Director(s):
- Jerry Thorpe
- Writer(s):
- Howard Friedlander, John Furia, Jr.
- Producer(s):
- Jerry Thorpe
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