The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1983 TV series)
The Legend of the Condor Heroes | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | |||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Genre | Wuxia | ||||||||||
Based on | The Legend of the Condor Heroes by Louis Cha | ||||||||||
Screenplay by | Chan Kiu-ying Cheung Wah-biu | ||||||||||
Directed by | Johnnie To Ng Yat-fan Lau Si-yuk Siu Hin-fai Ching Siu-tung (action director) | ||||||||||
Starring | Felix Wong Barbara Yung Michael Miu Sharon Yeung | ||||||||||
Theme music composer | Joseph Koo | ||||||||||
Opening theme | 1. Tit Huet Dam Sum ( 2. Yat Sang Yau Yi Yi ( 3. Sai Kan Chi Chung Nei Ho ( performed by Roman Tam and Jenny Tseng | ||||||||||
Country of origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Original language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
No. of episodes | 59 (list of episodes) | ||||||||||
Production | |||||||||||
Producer | Wong Tin-lam | ||||||||||
Production location | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Running time | 42 minutes per episode | ||||||||||
Production company | TVB | ||||||||||
Original release | |||||||||||
Network | TVB Jade | ||||||||||
Release | 21 February 22 July 1983 | –||||||||||
Related | |||||||||||
The Return of the Condor Heroes (1983–84) The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2017) |
The Legend of the Condor Heroes is a Hong Kong wuxia television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 1983. The 59 episodes long series is divided into three parts.The serial was re-aired in 1990, 1995, 2012, and 2013 on TVB Jade.
This 1983 version is considered by many to be a classic television adaptation of the novel and features the breakthrough role of Barbara Yung, who played Huang Rong, During that time, Barbara Yung immediately became TVB's most popular actress.
The series became the highest rated series of that year with a high rating of 99%, The series averaged a rating of 65 points, and has become the most watched series in Hong Kong history so far.
In 1985, it was introduced and broadcast in mainland China by Guangdong TV Station, which triggered a frenzy of people watching it and caused a great sensation.[1] and one of the most watched TVB series by Chinese people in China,Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and around the world.
In 2022, the drama was selected as one of ten classic TVB dramas being honoured for a new joint Youku and TVB programme.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.
- Felix Wong as Kwok Ching
郭 靖 - Fung Chi-fung as young Kwok Ching
- Michael Miu as Yeung Hong 杨康
- Barbara Yung as Wong Yung
黄 蓉 - Sharon Yeung as Muk Nim-chi
穆 念 慈 - Patrick Tse as Yeung Tit-sum 杨铁
心 - Louise Lee as Bau Sik-yeuk
包 惜弱 - Lau Kong as Yuen-ngan Hung-lit
完 颜洪烈 - Chu Tit-wo as Kwok Siu-tin
郭 啸天 - Soh Hang-suen as Lei Ping
李 萍 - Chun Wong as Chow Pak-tung
周 伯 通 - Lau Dan as Hung Tsat-kung
洪 七 公 - Yeung Chak-lam as Au-yeung Fung
欧 阳锋 - Kenneth Tsang as Wong Yeuk-si
黄 药师 - Lau Siu-ming as Yat-dang
- Ha Yu as Yau Chui-kai
- Kong Ngai as Or Chan-ngok
- Benz Hui as Chu Cung
- Bobby Tsang as Hon Bo-kui
- Tam Chuan-hing as Nam Hei-yan
- Eddy Ko as Chuen Gam-fat
- Ban Ban as Hon Siu-ying
- Cheung Lui as Jebe
- Paul Chun as Genghis Khan
- Wong Jo-see as Wah-tsang
- Lee Ka-wing as young Wah-tsang
- Andy Dai as Tolui
- Lee Ka-ho as young Tolui
- Eddie Kwan as Chagatai
- Lin Wai-kin as Muqali
- Tam Bing-man as Jamukha
- Bonnie Wong as Mui Chiu-fung
- Yeung Yim-tong as Chan Yuen-fung
- Stephan Yip as Yuen-ngan Hung-hei
- Wong Wan-choi as Au-yeung Hak
- Chan Ka-yee as Fung Hang
- Chan On-ying as Sor-ku
- Shih Kien as Kau Chin-yan
- Regina Tsang as Lau Ying
- Rebecca Chan as Ching Yiu-ga
- Kwan Hoi-san as Luk Sing-fung
- Austin Wai as Luk Koon-ying
- Alan Chui Chung-San as Guanyan Bodyguard
- Bak Man-biu as Leung Tsi-yung
- Chan Tik-hak as Sa Tong-tin
- Cheung Ying-choi as Ma Yuk
- Rainbow Ching as Suen But-yee
- Leung Siu-tik as Wong Chui-yat
- Cheng Ka-sang as Kwok Dai-tong
- Bobby Au-yeung as a guard in the Luk Manor
- Francis Ng
- Wilson Tsui
- Stephen Chow (minor roles)
- Wong Yat-fei
- Hui Kin-shun
Episodes
[edit]- Part 1: The Legend of the Condor Heroes – The Iron-Blooded Loyalists (
射 鵰英雄 傳 之 鐵血 丹心 ) - Part 2: The Legend of the Condor Heroes – The Eastern Heretic and Western Venom (
射 鵰英雄 傳 之 東 邪 西 毒 ) - Part 3: The Legend of the Condor Heroes – The Duel on Mount Hua (
射 鵰英雄 傳 之 華山 論 劍 )
Soundtrack
[edit]The Legend of the Condor Heroes (
No. | Title | Cantonese | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Iron Blood and Loyal Heart" | Tit huet dan sum | 5:07 |
2. | "Mun kong hung" (Roman Tam) | 4:38 | |
3. | "Peach Blossoms" | 3:02 | |
4. | "Willing to Undertake Love" (Jenny Tseng) | 肯去 Hang heui sing dam ngoi | 3:35 |
5. | "Ballad of the Great Wall" (Roman Tam) | 2:58 | |
6. | "Your Tender Smile" (Jenny Tseng) | 你的 | 4:01 |
7. | "You're the Best in the World" | Sai kan chi chung nei hou | 3:30 |
8. | "Sinful Love" (Jenny Tseng) | 3:51 | |
9. | "A Meaningful Life" | Yat sang yau yi yi | 5:02 |
10. | "Remembering Our Romance Very Much" (Roman Tam) | Chin Sau Kei Kau Ching | 4:43 |
11. | "It Seems that I Owe You in My Previous Life" (Jenny Tseng) | Chi Si Chin Sang Him Nei | 2:59 |
12. | "Do Our Best to Create a Bright Future" (Roman Tam) | 5:24 |
Production
[edit]According to the behind-the-scenes featurette on the DVD, the Mongolian scenes were filmed on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
Awards
[edit]This is the award this series has received.[citation needed]
Year | Award | Result |
---|---|---|
1983 | New York International Film and Television Festival Gold Medal Award | Won |
2009 | Second place in CCTV's selection of "Ten Most Unforgettable Classic Dramas Post-80s" | Won |
2019 | National Top Ten TV Series in New Era International TV Festival | Won |
2022 | Top ten classic TVB dramas being honoured for a new joint Youku and TVB programme | Won |
References
[edit]- ^
朱 奕錦 (16 October 2018). "中國 電 視 劇 收 視 率 排 行 榜,霍元甲 第 八 ,上海 灘 第 七 ".香港 01. Retrieved 15 November 2022. - ^
朱 奕錦 (18 May 2022). "優 酷 同 TVB合 辦綜藝 《那 年 的 精彩 》 邀兩地 人 重 演 10套無綫經典 劇 ".香港 01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- TVB dramas
- 1983 Hong Kong television series debuts
- 1983 Hong Kong television series endings
- Television shows based on The Legend of the Condor Heroes
- Television series set in the Southern Song
- Television series set in the Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
- Television series set in the Mongol Empire
- Hong Kong wuxia television series
- Hong Kong action television series
- Martial arts television series
- Depictions of Genghis Khan on television
- Television shows set in Hangzhou
- 1980s Hong Kong television series
- Cantonese-language television shows