Kung Fu | |
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Theme music composer | Jim Helms |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 62 + pilot (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Jerry Thorpe |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 48-51 minutes |
Production company | Warner Bros. Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | February 22, 1972 |
Release | October 14, 1972[2] – April 26, 1975[3] |
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Kung Fu is an American action-adventure martial arts Western drama television series starring David Carradine. The series follows the adventures of Kwai Chang Caine, a Shaolin monk who travels through the American Old West, armed only with his spiritual training and his skill in martial arts, as he seeks Danny Caine, his half-brother.[4][5]
Many of the aphorisms used in the series are adapted from or derived directly from the Tao Te Ching, a book of ancient Taoist philosophy attributed to the sage Lao-tzu.[6][7][8]