The Mystery of the Condor Hero | |||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 射鵰英雄傳之九陰真經 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 射雕英雄传之九阴真经 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Nine Yin Manual | ||||||||||
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Genre | Wuxia | ||||||||||
Based on | The Legend of the Condor Heroes byLouis Cha | ||||||||||
Screenplay by | Wong Yuk-tak | ||||||||||
Directed by | Poon Ka-tak | ||||||||||
Starring | John Chiang Fiona Leung Julian Cheung | ||||||||||
Opening theme | Luen Sai To Fa (亂世桃花) performed by George Lam and Sally Yeh | ||||||||||
Country of origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Original language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
No. of episodes | 20 | ||||||||||
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Producer | Poon Ka-tak | ||||||||||
Production location | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Running time | 45 minutes per episode | ||||||||||
Production company | TVB | ||||||||||
Original release | |||||||||||
Network | TVB Jade | ||||||||||
Release | 19 April (1993-04-19) – 14 May 1993 (1993-05-14) |
The Mystery of the Condor Hero is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes. It was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 1993.
The story is an unofficial prequel to Louis Cha's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes. It tells the story of Wong Yeuk-see's early life.