The Bund (TV series)
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For the district in Shanghai after which the series is named, see The Bund.
The Bund is a Hong Kong period drama television series first broadcast on TVB in 1980. It is praised as "The Godfather of the East" and spawned two sequels, two remakes, and a film adaptation. The theme song, which shares the same Chinese title as the series and was performed by Frances Yip, also became a memorable Cantopop hit.
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Genre | Period drama |
Written by | Koo Siu-fung Leung Kin-cheung Leung Wing-wah Sam Kwok-wing Leung Wing-mui Chan Lai-wah Chan Kiu-ying |
Directed by | Chiu Chun-keung Fok Yiu-leung Tam Jui-ming Lee Yiu-ming Lau Si-yu |
Starring | Chow Yun-fat Ray Lui Angie Chiu Lau Dan Lam Kin-ming Kent Tong King Doi-yum |
Opening theme | The Bund (上海灘) performed by Frances Yip |
Composer | Joseph Koo |
Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language | Cantonese |
No. of episodes | 25 |
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Producer | Chiu Chun-keung |
Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
Original release | |
Network | Jade |
Release | 10 March (1980-03-10) – 11 April 1980 (1980-04-11) |
Related | |
The Bund II |
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Traditional Chinese | 上海灘 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 上海滩 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Shanghai Bund | ||||||||||
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