Kung Fu Tv Series
| Kung Fu | |
| Original Title | Kung Fu |
|---|---|
| Genre | Series |
| Creator (s) | Ed Spielman |
| Production | Herman Miller |
| Music | Jim Helms (generic) |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Original string | ABC |
| Number of seasons | 3 |
| Number of episodes | 63 |
| Duration | 1 71 minutes 62 50 minutes |
| Original broadcast | 14 October 1972 - 28 June 1975 |
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Kung Fu is a television series American as a pilot for 71 minutes and 62 episodes of 50 minutes, created by Ed Spielman and posted between 14 October 1972 and 28 June 1975 on the network ABC. In France , the series aired from 13 April 1974 on the second channel of the ORTF. By 1987 the series returns to the Five in the broadcast live on TV .. More recently Synopsis This series tells the story of a monk shaolin , Metis born to an American father and a Chinese mother, Kwai Chang Caine ("Little Beetle "), on the run after killing the nephew of the Emperor of China , which has killed himself the master of the hero. He fled to the United States to escape reprisals from Chinese and goes in search of his half-brother, Danny, installed in the country. He traveled alone and on foot in the American West , occasionally working to survive. His unusual appearance and the fact that his head was put in price are often the victim of desperados and thugs. Against them, he only has one weapon: his skill in martial arts. Here is a brief summary of the episodes. 1 (1-1): Pilot episode (Kung Fu) The pilot also reveals why Caine had to leave hurriedly China. He also informs us about the origins of Caine and his entry into the Shaolin temple. 2 (1-2): The Law of the Mountain (King of the Mountain) 3 (1-3): The Dark Angel (Dark Angel) 4 (1-4): Blood Brothers (Blood Brother) 5 (1-5): An eye for an eye (An Eye for An Eye) 6 (1-6): The Soul of a Warrior (The Soul Is the Warrior) 7 (1-7): New Lives for a (Nine Lives) 8 (1-8): The Tide (The Tide) 9 (1-9): Shadows on the Sun (Sun and Cloud Shadow) 10 (1-10): The Praying Mantis (A Praying Mantis Kills) 11 (1-11): Alethea (Alethea) 12 (1-12): Notorious (Chains) 13 (1-13): Superstition (Superstition) 14 (1-14): The Pierre (The Stone) 15 (1-15): The Third Man (The Third Man) 16 (1-16): The Old Warrior (The Ancient Warrior) 17 (2-1): The Well (The Well) 18 (2-2): The Assassin (The Assassin) 19 (2-3): The Chalice (The Chalice) 20 (2-4): The Sorcerer (The Brujo) 21 (2-5): The Spirit of Good (The Spirit Helper) 22 (2-6): The Indian (The Squaw Man) 23 (2-7): La Salamandre (The Salamander) 24 (2-8): The Tongs (The Tong) 25 (2-9): Baptism of Fire (The Soldier) 26 (2-10): The Owls (The Hoots) 27 (2-11): The Elixir (The Elixir) 28 (2-12): The Bounty Hunter (The Gunman) 29 (2-13): The Spirit of the Law (Empty Pages of a Dead Book) 30 (2-14): The Hanged Man (A Dream Within a Dream) 31 (2-15): The paths of violence (The Way of Violence Has No Mind) 32 (2-16): Ants (In Uncertain Bondage) 33 (2-17): The Night Owl (Night Of The Owls, Day of the Doves) 34 (2-18): The Oath (rind) 35 (2-19): Le Grand Amour by Chen Yi (The Passion of Chen Yi) 36 (2-20): The Sentence (The Arrogant Dragon) 37 (2-21): A Fistful of Gold (The Nature of Evil) 38 (2-22): The Cenotaph Third season (1974-1975) 40 (3-1): A Cry in the Dark (Cry of the Night Beast) 41 (3-2): Brothers of heart (My Brother, My Executioner) 42 (3-3): Beyond Fear (The Valley of Terror) 43 (3-4): Forgiveness (A Small Beheading) 44 (3-5): The Raptors (The Predators) 45 (3-6): The Fleeting Image (The Vanishing Image) 46 (3-7): The Blood of the Dragon Comments Because of its format of 71 minutes the pilot of the series was never broadcast in France or doubled. It was not until the release of the series on DVD in 2004 to find out by VOST. The peculiarity of the series Kung Fu has shifted behavior Kwai Chang Caine. Indeed, the teaching he received to become a Shaolin priest dictates conduct peaceful against the grain of the usual hero. While its physical training has transformed his body into a real living weapon, thanks to the mastery of martial arts , the hero is reluctant to use any form of violence. This aspect of character has been taken in the third of four films Highlander and in a dozen episodes occurring also in the Far East, the associated television series. Still in the spirit of respect for life that animates the character, he practiced vegetarianism and seeks to educate and convince people he meets when they think or act differently from him. At no time did he think of to force them or punish them. In this he represents a unique part of television culture, which has profoundly influenced many viewers around the world. This Buddhist concept of non-violent heroes, enabled Western to discover a culture different from theirs and has democratized the practice of martial arts in France. The merit of the concept of this series returns to Bruce Lee who wanted to spread the spirit of martial arts in the United States and break the image of violence associated with it. He had taken the role of Kwai Chang Caine, but the producers thought that the American public was not ready to accept an actor on screen Asian in a title role, has opted for David Carradine. One can also see appearances by Jodie Foster (granddaughter) and Harrison Ford. (En / fr) Kung Fu (TV series) on the Internet Movie Database - more complete version in English Distribution
Episodes
First season (1972 - in 1973 )
Kwai Chang Caine, a monk and shaolin martial arts expert, was raised and trained in China, but he had to flee the country after murdering the nephew of the emperor. "Working, wander, rest when I can," Caine is chased by imperial troops and took refuge in the United States, home of his father. Through the American west , he landed in a small town where he soon attracts trouble. However, with the help of an old Chinese man, he managed to get hired as a construction worker for the construction of a railway line. He realizes that the workforce is predominantly Chinese literally exploited, left to be sacrificed for boring a tunnel, whose work looks to be dangerous! Dissatisfied with their working conditions, workers and fomenting a revolt Caine becomes their spokesman. It is far from suspecting that a Chinese mercenary looking for him.
Caine finds work on the ranch of a beautiful young widow. A bounty hunter, determined to capture him to win the award, begins his search.
In search of his paternal roots, Caine made the acquaintance of an old reverend, who fights for better or worse for the unemployed and disadvantaged people within a congregation. The old man wants to build his church and Caine help move on with life, learning that he also has a half-brother, from the first marriage of his father and named Danny.
Passing through a village where intimidation and indifference prevail, Caine was surprised to discover that a classmate of Shaolin Temple was established in the region. But he began the quest to find him is littered with pitfalls. Mystery surrounds the disappearance of her childhood friend, Lin Wu, and a notable group of young thugs to stop access to the truth, which the whole village, strangely embarrassed, seems to live with.
(Winner of 2 Emmy Awards) A family tries to take revenge on the soldier who raped their daughter, causing a spiral of violence real. Caine Will he be able to stop it?
The search for his half-brother Danny Caine leads a ranch where he worked in the past. The son of ranch owner accused of Caine to be related to Danny, who recently fled with his concubine. Considering this as the theft of what he considers to be his property, the young man is hateful and spiteful Caine target.
After the death of the mascot of a team of miners, Caine and his colleagues set off to find another cat. But during this trip, they find themselves trapped at the bottom of a well as water invaded at an alarming rate.
A man whose head was a price can be many desires: a woman wants to capture Caine to use the premium to pay bail of 10 000 USD that will free her father. A killer, wearing a badge of sheriff, just looking to get rich.
Caine is the mediator in a dispute between a wealthy landowner to Chinese miners, determined to preserve the operation of a mine, which the landowner claims that the profits be remitted to him. Caine also discovered that in this conflict is brewing a love between a Chinese girl and a son of the landowner. This love can not manage to survive despite the stubborn positions of each party and hate crimes perpetrated by both sides?
Passing through town, Caine is the witness of a burglary that turned to tragedy. Terrorized by death threats against them by bandits, some hostages prefer to remain silent. Caine, who is not afraid of retaliation, refers to the killers marshal. The latter was killed and Caine chased by criminals, finds himself with the son of one and the husband of a victim. Because of his pacifism, the son of the sheriff by a stubborn desire for revenge Caine accused of cowardice. The latter will try everything to prove that the paths of violence make no sense!
Seeing is believing, but is this really the case? Caine befriends a young child, but she witnesses a heinous crime, which Caine is not the author. The child's testimony will nevertheless lead to a court and charged with murder and sentenced to hang.
Trapped in an outpost of the army, Caine manages to escape, chained to his cellmate, a veritable colossus. He is pursued by a policeman determined to get their hands on 10 000 USD offered for the capture of Caine.
Caine falls into the trap of a corrupt sheriff and unscrupulous, who condemns him, despite his innocence, to serve a sentence of imprisonment in a mining camp, in which there is a rare violence. Terrified by superstition, prisoners are dying one after the other in strange circumstances, but nothing will stop Caine, even fear a curse.
Caine witnesses the assault of a black man, but with astonishment, he finds the prowess of the latter, which succeeds without difficulty, to get rid of his assailants. In the scuffle, the man loses a diamond of inestimable value and accuses him of Caine stealing. Caine is forced, despite himself, having to confront the owner of the diamond, a descendant of slaves, of Brazilian origin, and mastered the art of Capoeira.
Caine meets along his way a poker player. Lucky and happy to play, however the latter is killed by thugs, who secretly coveted his winnings. Caine goes in search of his killers to unravel the mystery of his death, his wife and make money where it belongs.
Caine met an old Indian warrior determined to regain the land of his ancestors to die in peace, but on the cemetery in which he wishes to stand, was built in the meantime, a violent city where people live in hatred of the Indians. Second season (1973-1974)
In a period of severe drought, and after drinking contaminated water, Caine, unconscious patient, is collected and cared for by a family of black farmers. The father, a former slave who gained his freedom after escaping, has a well filled with water, it hides and it ensures the survival of his people properly. But hurt by the suffering of the past, remind him that his former slave status, he refuses to share his water with his coveted white neighbors, victims of drought.
Disputes increasingly sharp divide between their feuding families and bring two lovers Caine to deal with a ninja hired by one of the two families to kill him.
A young priest was killed by a loose band of desperadoes , under the eyes of Caine. As they fled, the thugs to seize the chalice and the unfortunate priest in his last moments, Caine begs him to promise that he will bring the chalice to the monastery which it depends. To keep his promise, Caine must recover the chalice from the hands of a gang of ruthless killers, while monitoring the actions of a mysterious mercenary to look like a vigilante, determined to seize him as the calyx.
An old man paralyzed an entire village by fear and death, but Caine, who has been under the influence of a sorcerer when he was a child and disciple the Shaolin Temple, knows how to fight this evil.
A young Indian is convinced that Caine is his spiritual guide. Surprised, however, Caine agrees to accompany him on the path to maturity. After attending innocently in his father's assassination, followed by the kidnapping of his mother, the young man, troubled, however, is animated by a desire for revenge. Caine and his leave in search of his kidnapped mother.
Marcu is welcome in the city on condition that he does not come with his wife, who is Indian. Caine is going to have to realize that the solution does not lie in a bottle of whiskey and that there are things more important than the approval of others.
Caine arrives in an old mining town, once prosperous and now abandoned. There he met a young man depressed and suicidal in search of his father. Otherwise working on behalf of an elderly man, who has resigned to dig the rest of his days to find gold, Caine made the connection with the boy met in town. The father and son found, Caine must also be wary of opportunist lurking near the mine, while attempting to heal the ills of the young man's troubled mind.
Caine welcome in his house a young slave who fled from his master. To defend him, Caine must fight against criminals Chinese are doing everything to recover the child.
Caine is the witness of a bloody attack in which army officers were killed by a gang of desperadoes. The only survivor, the senior officer will not admit that he is incapable of killing anyone. To avoid being called a coward, the young captain, assailed by the weight of remorse, Caine makes his prisoner. Then it tries to prove that there are other ways to become a hero.
Caine is the host of a strange sect of pacifist who prefers to turn its back on modernity and civil society, to live in autarky , in community and respect for religion. The members of the Puritan community fall prey to malicious rogue, and are subject to persecution in rehearsal. Caine will make them realize they can change, while remaining themselves.
Caine comes to the rescue of a sellers elixir supposed to cure all ills, trapped by a hostile crowd, he wins by that measure the gratitude of Theodora, but also resentment and jealousy of her partner.
Caine befriends a wounded gangster pursued by a bounty hunter. It insists on being led in a woman, a widow, whom he met during the war , and he said that having 50 USD.
Caine made the acquaintance of a young ranger in Texas, determined to capture all costs, one by one, all the bandits that his father, a former ranger, was listed in a notebook, that to honor the memory of his father. The young ranger meets an old off-the-law. Although the young man justified his actions by law enforcement, his good intentions based on bad principles will soon give him trouble, and Caine.
Caine says he saw the body of a man hanged in swamps, but no one in town thinks and no body is found. However, the inhabitants all seem particularly nervous.
Caine crosses his path a gang of Chinese immigrants, led by Captain Lee. The three accomplices have chosen the path of violence in reaction to discrimination and general hostility of whites toward strangers. One of their victims, a prominent businessman, is determined to get justice itself, offering a reward to anyone who would be likely to catch the trio! Caine will join the trio as feared, while trying to convince them that the path of violence have no way out.
A rich and beautiful heiress is drawn into an ambush by his servants. Crossing, Caine also becomes their hostage. Both kidnapped by the kidnappers, who demand a ransom, they are held prisoner in a deep pit, which they can not escape.
Caine becomes the protector of a group of young prostitutes, who were bequeathed the land. But thugs, grouped in a Mafia organization, are interested in this recent acquisition, and will make every effort to get its hands on this famous prize.
Caine finds himself in the midst of an armed conflict between farmers and security guards of a railway. He tries to convince farmers to accept an amnesty offer and prevent agents from using the amnesty to trick them. (Guest star: Harrison Ford )
Being unable to visit a former disciples unjustly imprisoned, Caine decides to commit a crime in order to find him behind bars. Perhaps he will succeed and to solve an old misunderstanding and give him his freedom.
The ruling is clear: Wu Chang will commit suicide, or is an executioner of Tong whom. But Caine sees an Option 3: Wu Chang must fake his death and thus escape the Tong.
A killer keeps the city of Nineveh in terror and only an old blind priest named Serenity Johnson ( John Carradine ) and his old friend Caine dare oppose him. See also
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