| The Legend of the Condor Heroes | |||||||
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 Poster | |||||||
| Also known as | Legend of Eagle Shooting Hero Legend of the Arching Hero | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 射鵰英雄傳 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 射雕英雄传 | ||||||
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| Genre | Wuxia | ||||||
| Based on | The Legend of the Condor Heroes by Louis Cha | ||||||
| Screenplay by | Lan Xiaolong Shi Hang Gong Yingtian Zhang Ting | ||||||
| Directed by | Yu Min Wang Rui Kuk Kwok-leung | ||||||
| Creative director | Qian Yunxian | ||||||
| Presented by | Chi Chenxi Ma Zhongjun Pu Mu | ||||||
| Starring | Li Yapeng Zhou Xun Zhou Jie Jiang Qinqin | ||||||
| Opening theme | Tiandi Douzai Wo Xinzhong (天地都在我心中) performed by Qiu Ye | ||||||
| Ending theme | Zhenqing Zhenmei (真情真美) performed by Sun Nan and Valen Hsu | ||||||
| Composer | Zhao Lin | ||||||
| Country of origin | China | ||||||
| Original language | Mandarin | ||||||
| No. of episodes | 42 | ||||||
| Production | |||||||
| Executive producers | Pan Zhizhong Tie Fo Chen Jingsheng Jiang Huai | ||||||
| Producers | Zhang Jizhong Meng Fanyao Que Xin Yang Niansheng Huzi | ||||||
| Production location | China | ||||||
| Cinematography | Shao Jinghui Ye Zhiwei Zhang Zhendong Wu Bin Fang Ting | ||||||
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode | ||||||
| Production company | Ciwen Film & TV Production | ||||||
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| Network | CCTV | ||||||
| Related | |||||||
| The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006) | |||||||
The Legend of the Condor Heroes, also released as Legend of Eagle Shooting Hero and Legend of the Arching Hero, is a Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes. It is the first instalment of a trilogy produced by Zhang Jizhong, followed by The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006) and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (2009). It was first broadcast on CCTV in China in 2003.
