The Brave Archer
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| The Brave Archer | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Traditional | 射鵰英雄傳 |
| Simplified | 射雕英雄传 |
| Mandarin | Shè Diāo Yīngxióng Zhuàn |
| Cantonese | Se6 diu1 jing1hung4 cyun4 |
| Directed by | Chang Cheh |
| Screenplay by | Ni Kuang |
| Story by | Louis Cha |
| Produced by | Runme Shaw |
| Starring | Alexander Fu Sheng Tien Niu |
| Cinematography | Kung Mu-to |
| Edited by | Chiang Hsing-lung |
| Music by | Frankie Chan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
The Brave Archer, also known as Kungfu Warlord, is a 1977 Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes. The film was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Chang Cheh, starring Alexander Fu Sheng and Tien Niu in the lead roles. The film is the first part of a trilogy and was followed by The Brave Archer 2 (1978) and The Brave Archer 3 (1981). The trilogy has two unofficial sequels, The Brave Archer and His Mate (1982) and Little Dragon Maiden (1983).
Cast[]
- Alexander Fu Sheng as Kwee Ceng
- Tien Niu as Oey Yong
- Ku Feng as Ang Cit-kong
- Philip Kwok as Ciu Pek-thong
- Wang Lung-wei as Auw-yang Hong
- Ku Kuan-chung as Oey Yok-su
- Ti Lung as Duan Zhixing
- Danny Lee as Auw-yang Hok
- Lee I-min as Yo Kang
- Kara Hui as Bok Liam-ci
- Yu Hoi-lun as Mei Chaofeng
- Wang Chiang-liang as Chen Xuanfeng
- Yu Wing as Wanyan Honglie
- Dick Wei as Yang Tiexin
- Lau Wai-ling as Bao Xiruo
- Bruce Tong as Guo Xiaotian
- Chu Jing as Li Ping
- Fan Mei-sheng as Liang Ziweng
- Chan Shen as Lingzhi Shangren
- Suen Shu-pei as Sha Tongtian
- Tsai Hung as Ke Zhen'e
- Lam Fai-wong as Zhu Cong
- Lo Mang as Han Baoju
- Jamie Luk as Nan Xiren
- Lu Feng as Zhang A'sheng
- Chiu Chung-hing as Quan Jinfa
- Chow Kit as Han Xiaoying
- Lee Siu-wa as Wang Chuyi
- Yeung Hung as Khu Ci-kee
- Yip Tin-hang as Lu Chengfeng
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Categories:
- 1977 films
- Mandarin-language films
- Films based on The Legend of the Condor Heroes
- Films based on works by Jin Yong
- Films directed by Chang Cheh
- Films set in the Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
- Films set in the Mongol Empire
- Hong Kong films
- Shaw Brothers Studio films
- Wuxia films
- 1970s Hong Kong film stubs