The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1982 TV Series)
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The Legend of the Condor Heroes (Traditional Chinese: 射鵰英雄傳; Simplified Chinese: 射雕英雄传) is a wuxia television drama series produced by TVB in 1982 based on the novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes written by Jinyong.
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| Genre | Wuxia, Drama |
| Creator(s) | Jinyong (novel) |
| Starring | See Cast below |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| No. of episodes | 59 episodes |
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| Running time | about 40 mins (per episode) |
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[edit] Plot
The series is split into three parts: Tie Xie Dan Xin (19 episodes), Dong Xie Xi Du (20 episodes), and Hua San Luen Jian (20 episodes) each representing a story arc.
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
[edit] Segment 1: Tie Xie Dan Xin (The Iron-blooded Loyalists)
[edit] Segment 2: Dong Xie Xi Du (East Heretic and West Poison)
[edit] Segment 3: Hua San Luen Jian (The Duel on Mount Hua)
[edit] Characters
[edit] Cast
- Felix Wong as Kwok Jing
- Barbara Yung as Wong Yung
- Miu Kiu Wai as Yeung Hong
- Yeung Pan Pan as Muk Lim Chi
[edit] Trivia
- All the theme songs were sung by Roman Tam and Jenny Tseng
- Popular actor/director Stephen Chow appeared as an extra in a few scenes.
- According to the "Making of..." bonus feature on the DVD:
- the Mongolian scenes were filmed in Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
- Before the role of Wong Yung was cast, the director predicted whoever is cast will rocket to stardom. Barbara Yung ultimately won the role and the prediction came true.
- While the roles of adult Kwok Jing and Wong Yung were played by different actors (Leung Ka Yan and Auyeung Pui San, respectively) in the 1983 TVB adaptation Return of the Condor Heroes, many actors reprised their roles, most notably: Lau Daan as Hung Chuk-gong, Kong Ai as Or Jen-ork, Wong Chun as Chow Bak-tung, Chak Lam Yeung as Auyueng Fung, Kenneth Tsang as Wong Yue-si, and Shih Kien as Kao Chin-yan.
