The Condor Heroes Return | |||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 射鵰英雄傳之南帝北丐 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 射雕英雄传之南帝北丐 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Southern Emperor and Northern Beggar | ||||||||||
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Genre | Wuxia | ||||||||||
Based on | The Legend of the Condor Heroes by Louis Cha | ||||||||||
Screenplay by | Chan Ching-yee Wong Lei-chi Kwan Tsung-ling Lee Sui-ping | ||||||||||
Directed by | Lin Chi-fan Luk Tin-wah Tang Kam-chuen Lau Kwok-fai | ||||||||||
Starring | Ekin Cheng Marco Ngai Wong Siu-yin Charine Chan Chan Wai-yee Wayne Lai | ||||||||||
Theme music composer | Joseph Koo | ||||||||||
Opening theme | "Never Wake Up from Drunkenness in My Whole Life" (一生不醉醒) performed by Jacky Cheung | ||||||||||
Country of origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Original language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
No. of episodes | 20 | ||||||||||
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Producer | Chong Wai-kin | ||||||||||
Running time | 45 minutes per episode | ||||||||||
Production company | TVB | ||||||||||
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Network | TVB Jade | ||||||||||
Release | 16 March – 17 April 1994 |
The Condor Heroes Return is a Hong Kong television series loosely based on the stories of two characters in Louis Cha's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes . The series was released overseas in October 1993 before broadcasting on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in March 1994.