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The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon. (1972)

David Carradine and Keye Luke in Kung Fu (1972)

David Carradine

Caineas Caine

Barry Sullivan

Dillonas Dillon

Albert Salmi

Raifas Raif

Wayne Maunder

McKayas McKay

Benson Fong

Han Feias Han Fei

Richard Loo

Master Sunas Master Sun

Keye Luke

Master Poas Master Po

Philip Ahn

Master Kanas Master Kan

Victor Sen Yung

Chuenas Chuen

Robert Ito

Fongas Fong

James Hong

Hsiangas Hsiang

Radames Pera

Young Caineas Young Caine

Roy Jenson

Fulleras Fuller

John Leoning

Master Tehas Master Teh

David Chow

Little Monkas Little Monk

Charles Bail

Henchman Guarding Caineas Henchman Guarding Caine
(uncredited)

Keith Carradine

Middle Caineas Middle Caine
(uncredited)

Spencer Chan

Onlooker at Murder Sceneas Onlooker at Murder Scene
(uncredited)

Director
- Jerry Thorpe
Writers
- Ed Spielman(teleplay) (story)
- Howard Friedlander(teleplay)
All cast & crew
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From the tiger, he learns tenacity and power. From the white crane, gracefulness. And the dragon teaches him to ride the wind. It could take a lifetime to master just one of the many Kung Fu disciplines. But young Kwai Chang Caine knows them all. He was educated in a Shaolin monastery around 1800 by the monks. Against all forms of violence he face his ultimate challenge when his preferred master was killed by the hands of the imperial forces. After avenging the death of his teacher, as a Shaolin monk, he flees China to the American West and helps people defending the weak and fighting against the evil while being pursued by Chinese bounty hunters. —Anonymous

Genres
Parents guide
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Trivia
According to Bruce Lee's wife Linda Lee Cadwell, the concept of the series was conceived by Bruce, and he met with the producers for countless hours to shape the show. However, the producers did not offer him the role since they did not feel that the American audience (at that time) would accept a Chinese actor as a lead, and eventually went with the Caucasion actor David Carradine.

Goofs
In a scene where Chinese laborers are pounding railroad spikes, a worker misses hitting his spike.

Quotes
Caine: I seek not to know the answers, but to understand the questions.

Connections
Followed by Kung Fu: The Movie (1986)

Top review

A movie that defines the Martial Arts genre

This movie was beautifully written in a style that was less about the fact that the main character could have taken every man in the film, but the fact that he didn't have to. This movie used no special effects and is still better than most of the martial arts movies that are more recent, because it focuses on character developement and the coming of age. The first movie to ever use light refraction from the sun, displaying revolutionary photographical techniques. The movie that introduced the Eastern way of life to America, Kung Fu is a must have movie for your DVD collection. In fact Bruce Lee was actually supposed to star but the movie's producers didn't think that Americans were ready for an Asain movie star. But David Carridine still delivers beautifully as a half Asain half white. The movie's defining line is, "Run away rather than hurt, hurt rather than mame, mame rather than kill"

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