The Legendary Swordsman
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- The Smiling, Proud Wanderer
- State of Divinity
by Jin Yong
- Shuai Xuefang
- Liu Guilan
- He Qi'an
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| 笑傲江湖 | |
| Genre | Wuxia |
| Based on | The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jin Yong |
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| Opening theme | "Lofty Sentiments, Laughing in the Jianghu" (豪情笑江湖) by Fann Wong |
| Ending theme | "Sing to a Drink" (对酒当歌) by Wu Jiaming and Ke Guimin |
| Composer | Benny Wong |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
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| Executive producer | Lie Fengyun |
| Producer | Ma Jiajun |
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| Editor | Xu Jiayan |
| Running time | ≈45 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Mediacorp |
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| Network | TCS-8 |
| Release | 18 May – 26 July 2000 |
The Legendary Swordsman (笑傲江湖) is a Singaporean wuxia television series adapted from the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jin Yong. First broadcast on TCS-8 in 2000, it starred Steve Ma, Fann Wong, Ivy Lee, Chew Chor Meng, Jacelyn Tay, Florence Tan, Chen Tianwen, Priscelia Chan and Zheng Geping. Although most of the production took place in Singapore, some scenes were shot in Myanmar.
The plot deviates significantly from the novel. Notable differences include: Ren Yingying appearing much earlier in the series than her first appearance in the novel; Ren Woxing is killed by Yue Buqun instead of dying from a stroke; an additional subplot on a romance between Tian Boguang and Lan Fenghuang; Dongfang Bubai is given a greater role in the series as the ultimate villain as opposed to his role as a minor antagonist in the novel, in which he only appears in one chapter.
Cast
- Steve Ma as Linghu Chong
- Fann Wong as Ren Yingying
- Ivy Lee as Yue Lingshan
- Chew Chor Meng as Lin Pingzhi
- Jacelyn Tay as Dongfang Bubai
- Florence Tan as Lan Fenghuang
- Chen Tianwen as Tian Boguang
- Priscelia Chan as Yilin
- Zheng Geping as Yue Buqun
- Hong Huifang as Ning Zhongze
- Natalie Faye as Qiu Xueying
- Richard Low as Ren Woxing
- Li Haijie as Zuo Lengshan
- Huang Shinan as Xiang Wentian
- Rayson Tan as Liu Zhengfeng
- Liang Weidong as Qu Yang
- Huang Wenyong as Lin Zhennan
- Huang Shaoting as Lin Zhennan's wife
- Hong Peixing as Yu Canghai
- Jin Yinji as Mute Granny
- Brandon Wong as Lao Denuo
- Chen Junguang as Lu Dayou
- Li Zhizhou as Mu Gaofeng
Production
Ann Kok was initially selected for the role of Yue Lingshan but she rejected the offer. Jacelyn Tay also turned down her role as Dongfang Bubai initially, but retook it after a telling-off by Steve Ma in the press.[1]