Main Cast: David Carradine, Barry Sullivan, Keith Carradine, Radames Pera, Season Hubley
Release Year: 1972
Country: US
Run Time: 75 minutes
Plot
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
Eugène Lourié - Art Director, Alex Beaton - Associate Producer, Jerry Thorpe - Director, John C. Horger - Editor, David Rawlins - Editor, Jim Helms - Composer (Music Score), Frank Westmore - Makeup, Jack Senter - Production Designer, Richard L. Rawlings - Cinematographer, Jerry Thorpe - Producer, Ralph S. Hurst - Set Designer, Howard Friedlander - Screenwriter, John Furia, Jr. - Screenwriter
