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| The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber | |||||||||||
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| Also known as | The Heaven Sword & the Dragon Sabre 2000 | ||||||||||
| 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 | Leung Wing-mui Lam Siu-chi Yip Sai-hong Wong Kwok-fai Tam Tsui-san Lau Choi-wan | ||||||||||
| Directed by | Luk Tin-wah Chan Seung-kuen Ng Chan-chau Wong Kwok-keung Yung Man-wing Chan Chi-kong | ||||||||||
| Starring | Lawrence Ng Gigi Lai Charmaine Sheh Damian Lau Michelle Yim | ||||||||||
| Opening theme | Fung Hei Wan Yung (風起雲湧) performed by Lawrence Ng | ||||||||||
| Country of origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Original language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
| No. of episodes | 42 | ||||||||||
| Production | |||||||||||
| Executive producer | Chong Wai-kin | ||||||||||
| Production location | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode | ||||||||||
| Production company | TVB | ||||||||||
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| Network | TVB Jade | ||||||||||
| Release | 9 April – 26 May 2001 | ||||||||||
| Related | |||||||||||
| The Condor Heroes 95 (1995) | |||||||||||
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The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The series was released overseas in 2000 before broadcasting on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 2001. It has the record for most TVB Best Actress winners, including Charmaine Sheh (2006/2014), Gigi Lai (2004), Michelle Yim (2008), Tavia Yeung (2012), and Kara Wai (2018).