Season 1 • Episode 60
LatestThe Legend of the Book and the Sword is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Book and the Sword. It was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in 1976.
Acting
Adam Cheng's Chen Jialuo: pretty boy revolutionary with commitment issues.
Production
TVB's 1976 budget: visible strings, zero shame, maximum heart.
Writing
Louis Cha's layered novel survives even rushed episodic adaptation.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This adaptation cemented Adam Cheng as THE face of wuxia heartthrobs for a generation of Hong Kong viewers.
Yuen Wah—future villain in everything—plays a small role here before becoming Jackie Chan's stunt double and later, a Shaw Brothers legend.
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