| The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber | |||||||
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| Also known as | Dragon Sabre Yitian Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre New Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre | ||||||
| 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 | Liu Yi Wang Xuejing Cao Yiming Ma Shuai | ||||||
| Directed by | Yu Min | ||||||
| Starring | Deng Chao Ady An Liu Jing | ||||||
| Opening theme | Huaxia Yingxiong (华夏英雄) performed by Deng Chao | ||||||
| Ending theme | Hongchen Liange (红尘恋歌) performed by Ady An and Cong Haonan | ||||||
| Country of origin | China | ||||||
| Original language | Mandarin | ||||||
| No. of episodes | 40 | ||||||
| Production | |||||||
| Executive producer | Song Yaping | ||||||
| Producers | Zhang Jizhong Song Songlin Zhao Guangbin | ||||||
| Production location | China | ||||||
| Cinematography | Yu Min Guan Jianxiong | ||||||
| Editors | Zhang Jin Yu Hui | ||||||
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode | ||||||
| Production companies | Huayi Brothers Beijing Cathay Media | ||||||
| Original release | |||||||
| Network | Wenzhou TV | ||||||
| Release | 23 October 2009 – 2009 | ||||||
| Related | |||||||
| The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006) | |||||||
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The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber is a Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It is a final instalment of a television trilogy produced by Zhang Jizhong, preceded by The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2003) and The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006). Unlike the previous adaptations, this remake is the first to be primarily based on the third edition of the novel. The series was first broadcast on Wenzhou TV in China in October 2009.