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Director:
Jerry Thorpe
Writers:
Howard Friedlander (writer)
Ed Spielman (story)
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Release Date:
22 February 1972 (USA) more
Genre:
Western | Action more
Plot:
After avenging the death of his teacher, a Shaolin monk flees China to the American West and helps people while being pursued by bounty hunters. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. more
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Cast

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David Carradine ... Caine
Barry Sullivan ... Dillon
Albert Salmi ... Raif
Wayne Maunder ... McKay
Benson Fong ... Han Fei
Richard Loo ... Master Sun
Keye Luke ... Master Po
Philip Ahn ... Master Kan
Victor Sen Yung ... Chuen
Robert Ito ... Fong

James Hong ... Hsiang

Radames Pera ... Young Caine
Roy Jenson ... Fuller
John Leoning ... Master Teh
David Chow ... Little Monk
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Warrior (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
75 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA
Company:
Warner Bros. Television more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
According to Bruce Lee's wife, Linda Lee Cadwell, the concept of the Kung Fu series was conceived by Bruce, and met with the producers for countless hours to shape the show. But the producers did not offer the role to Bruce Lee since they did not feel that the American audience (at that time) would accept a Chinese actor as a lead, therefore looked for a Caucasian actor to fill the role. more
Quotes:
Caine: I seek not to know the answers, but to understand the questions. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Surf Ninjas (1993) more

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Side-note, 1 February 2003
Author: binkzz from Netherlands

'KUNG FU was a martial arts show about an asian drifter who was part american the irony was BRUCE LEE was originally slated to star but was deemed not asian enough'

It was actually because Bruce Lee was asian that he wasn't chosen to perform. They dressed up an American to look as Asian as possible and hired asian martial artists to perform the kicks and moves.

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