The Great Heroes

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The Great Heroes
The Great Heroes Part1 1960.jpg
Promotional poster for The Great Heroes, Part 1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 神鵰俠侶
Simplified Chinese 神雕侠侣
Directed byLee Fa
Screenplay byChu Hak
Story by Louis Cha
Produced byHo Kuen-yip
Starring Patrick Tse
Nam Yin
Production
company
Emei Film Company
Distributed byKong Ngee Co.
Release dates
  • 27 July 1960 (1960-07-27)(Part 1)
  • 30 August 1960 (1960-08-30)(Part 2)
  • 30 August 1961 (1961-08-30)(Part 3)
  • 6 September 1961 (1961-09-06)(Part 4)
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin

The Great Heroes, also known as The Story of the Great Heroes, is a four-part Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Return of the Condor Heroes . Parts 1 and 2 were released in 1960, and parts 3 and 4 were released in 1961.

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