Kung Fu the Original Pilot Episode
A Chinese-American Buddhist monk defends Old West railroad laborers. Pilot for the TV series. THE MYSTICAL SERIES BECAME A GLOBAL PHENOMENON. He is man of peace in a violent land. He is Kwai Chang Caine schooled in the spirit-mind-body ways of the Shaolin priesthood by the blind avuncular Master Po and the stern yet loving master Kan. Caine speaks softly but hits hard. He lives humbly yet knows great contentment. He is the old west s most unusual hero. But hero is not word Caine would use. He would simply say [ I am a man]. David Carradine stars as Shalin priest Caine who in this feature-length first adventure that spawned the Emmy winning series encounters a ruthless railroad boss who oppresses his workers and faces off against a bounty hungry Shaolin priest who s traded personal honor for gold.