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Overview

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Writers:
Theodore Apstein (writer)
Bernard Bossick (writer)
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Contact:
View company contact information for Kung Fu on IMDbPro.
Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 full episode list
Release Date:
14 October 1972 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Western more
Plot:
The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(139 articles)
David Carradine Died of Accidental Asphyxiation
 (From PEOPLE.com. 2 July 2009, 12:40 PM, PDT)

David Carradine Strangled Likely During Kinky Sex
 (From TheImproper.com. 2 July 2009, 7:16 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
"do you not hear the grasshopper at your feet?" more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 4 of 106)

David Carradine ... Kwai Chang Caine (59 episodes, 1972-1975)

Radames Pera ... Young Caine / ... (44 episodes, 1972-1975)
Keye Luke ... Master Po / ... (44 episodes, 1972-1975)
Philip Ahn ... Master Kan (37 episodes, 1972-1975)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"The Warrior" (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
60 min (60 episodes) | Argentina:60 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The set for the Shaolin Temple was originally a set used for the Camelot (1967) that was inexpensively and effectively converted for the Chinese setting. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Wet Hot American Summer (2001) more

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18 out of 28 people found the following comment useful:-
"do you not hear the grasshopper at your feet?", 30 December 2003
Author: the-pond (emailthepond@yahoo.com) from Toronto, Canada

David Carridine plays the shoalin monk, philosopher, priest, drifter, defender, dreamer, ......as he simply says, "I am Caine."

The music of Jim Helms is eerie and completely apt.

Performances are good, especially that of Keye Luke as the venerable Master Po.

People often ask, "why don't they make shows like this anymore?" Some answer, "because no one wants to watch them".

Truth is, the art of writing a decent screenplay for television has gone the way of the Dodo bird. They're all mediocre, untalented, overpaid, underworked hacks!

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