The Brave Archer, also known as Kungfu Warlord, is a 1977 Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes. The film was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Chang Cheh, starring Alexander Fu Sheng and Tien Niu in the lead roles. The film is the first part of a trilogy and was followed by The Brave Archer 2 (1978) and The Brave Archer 3 (1981). The trilogy has two unofficial sequels, The Brave Archer and His Mate (1982) and Little Dragon Maiden (1983).
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Traditional | 射鵰英雄傳 |
Simplified | 射雕英雄传 |
Mandarin | Shè Diāo Yīngxióng Zhuàn |
Cantonese | Se6 diu1 jing1hung4 cyun4 |
Directed by | Chang Cheh |
Screenplay by | Ni Kuang |
Story by | Louis Cha |
Produced by | Runme Shaw |
Starring | Alexander Fu Sheng Tien Niu |
Cinematography | Kung Mu-to |
Edited by | Chiang Hsing-lung |
Music by | Frankie Chan |
Production company | Shaw Brothers Studio |
Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Mandarin |
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