The Legend of the Condor Heroes | |
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Genre | Wuxia |
Written by |
Louis Cha (original story) Wong Kwok-fai |
Directed by | Leung Tak-wah Yuen Ying-ming Lam Kin-lung Yun Wai-yee Kong Kam-hung Lau Kwok-ho Lam Dik-on (action director) |
Starring |
Julian Cheung Athena Chu Gallen Lo Emily Kwan |
Theme music composer |
Joseph Koo Hung King-fai |
Opening theme | Juet Sai Juet Chiu (絕世絕招) performed by Julian Cheung and Jacklyn Wu |
Ending theme | Nan Tak Wu Tou (難得糊塗) performed by Julian Cheung |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language(s) | Cantonese |
No. of episodes | 35 |
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Executive producer(s) | Lee Tim-shing |
Location(s) | Hong Kong |
Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
Production company(s) | TVB |
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Original network | TVB Jade |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | October 3 – December 2, 1994 |
Chronology | |
Related shows | The Condor Heroes 95 (1995) |
The Legend of the Condor Heroes | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 射鵰英雄傳 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 射雕英雄传 | ||||||
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Transcriptions | |
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Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | Se6 Diu1 Jing1 Hung4 Zyun6 |
The Legend of the Condor Heroes is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on TVB Jade in 1994.
Although viewership ratings did not exceed the 1983 version, this series is known for being the most faithful to the novel. It is the second most-viewed adaptation of Louis Cha's works in the 1990s, with an average viewership rating of 32 points.