| The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber | |||||||||||
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| 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 | Wu Sa Siu Nga | ||||||||||
| Directed by | Chiu Chun-keung Chan Yu-chiu Lee Ting-lun | ||||||||||
| Starring | Adam Cheng Liza Wang Angie Chiu Wong Wan-choi Sharon Yeung Idy Chan Ha Yu Gigi Wong Shih Kien | ||||||||||
| Theme music composer | Joseph Koo | ||||||||||
| Opening theme | "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" (倚天屠龍記) performed by Adam Cheng | ||||||||||
| Ending theme | "Sacred Flame" (熊熊聖火) performed by Adam Cheng | ||||||||||
| Country of origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Original language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
| No. of episodes | 25 | ||||||||||
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| Executive producer | Chiu Chun-keung | ||||||||||
| Production location | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Editor | Wu Sa | ||||||||||
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode | ||||||||||
| Production company | TVB | ||||||||||
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| Network | TVB Jade | ||||||||||
| Release | 13 May – 16 June 1978 (20:30-21:30 Monday-Friday) | ||||||||||
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 1978.