The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1983 TV series)

The Legend of the Condor Heroes
DVD cover
Traditional	射鵰英雄傳
Simplified	射雕英雄传
Mandarin	Shè Diāo Yīng Xióng Zhuàn
Cantonese	Se6 Diu1 Jing1 Hung4 Zyun6
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 (鐵血丹心) 2. Yat Sang Yau Yi Yi (一生有意義) 3. Sai Kan Chi Chung Nei Ho (世間始終你好) 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
Release
Original network	TVB Jade
Picture format	480i
Original release	21 February (1983-02-21) – 22 July 1983 (1983-07-22)
Chronology
Followed by	The Return of the Condor Heroes (1983–84)
Related shows	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. 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.

The series became the highest rated series of that year with a high rating of 99%, The series averaged a rating of 71 points, and has become the most watched series in Hong Kong history so far.

There is also the 1983 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", which set a high rating of 99% in Hong Kong that year and was regarded as an unsurpassed classic in Hong Kong history. The lead actor Huang Rihua is not only known as the most classic Guo Jing in history, but also the performance of the heroine Weng Meiling is regarded by fans as "there will be no more Huang Rong after Weng Meiling", which is highly praised.^[1]

Cast[]

Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.

Episodes[]

• 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[]

The Legend of the Condor Heroes (射鵰英雄傳 seh diu ying hung juen) is the soundtrack of this television series, released in 1983 by EMI Records (百代唱片). Roman Tam and Jenny Tseng sing the following songs, most which are heard in the series.

Production[]

Group photo of the main cast

According to the behind-the-scenes featurette on the DVD, the Mongolian scenes were filmed on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.

References[]

External links[]

• The Legend of the Condor Heroes at IMDb