New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre | |||||||||||
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Also known as | The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 倚天屠龍記 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 倚天屠龙记 | ||||||||||
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Genre | Wuxia | ||||||||||
Based on | The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber by Louis Cha | ||||||||||
Screenplay by | Kwan Chin-bok Lo Hon-wah Tang Wai-ling Lee Yin-ping Lau Bak-nung | ||||||||||
Directed by | Johnnie To Fung Pak-yuen Benny Chan Ng Chun-shing Nelson Cheung Wong Kam-tin | ||||||||||
Starring | Tony Leung Sheren Tang Kitty Lai Maggie Shiu Carol Cheng Simon Yam Kenneth Tsang | ||||||||||
Theme music composer | Michael Lai | ||||||||||
Opening theme | Kim Bun Sui Tsoi (劍伴誰在) performed by Tony Leung and Anita Mui | ||||||||||
Country of origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Original language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) | ||||||||||
Production | |||||||||||
Producer | Wong Tin-lam | ||||||||||
Production location | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Editor | Tam Ling | ||||||||||
Running time | 42 minutes per episode | ||||||||||
Production company | TVB | ||||||||||
Release | |||||||||||
Original network | TVB Jade | ||||||||||
Original release | 3 November – 30 December 1986 | ||||||||||
Chronology | |||||||||||
Preceded by | The Return of the Condor Heroes (1983–1984) |
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