''The Brave Archer'', also known as ''Kungfu Warlord'', is a 1977 Hong Kong film adapted from

Louis Cha Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong dail ...

's novel ''

The Legend of the Condor Heroes ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' is a wuxia novel by Chinese writer Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the first part of the ''Condor Trilogy'' and is followed by ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'' and ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber''. It w ...

''. The film was produced by the

Shaw Brothers Studio Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, and operated from 1925 to 2011. In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shangh ...

and directed by

Chang Cheh Chang Cheh (; 10 February 1923 – 22 June 2002) was a Chinese people, Chinese filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and producer active in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Chang Cheh directed more than 90 films in Greater China, the majority of them wi ...

, starring

Alexander Fu Sheng Alexander Fu Sheng () (born Cheung Fu-sheng (); 20 October 1954 – 7 July 1983), also known as Fu Sheng was a Hong Kong martial arts film star in the 1970s. Life and career Born Cheung Fu-sheng in British Hong Kong in 20 October 1954. He ...

and

Tien Niu Tien Niu (; born 23 January 1958) is a Taiwanese actresses. Tien's birth name is Chu Kai-li. She won the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress at the 15th Golden Horse Awards in 1978, and was shortlisted for the same prize during the 19th ...

in the lead roles. The film is the first part of a trilogy and was followed by ''

The Brave Archer 2 ''The Brave Archer 2'', also known as ''Kungfu Warlord 2'', is a 1978 Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes''. The film was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Chang Cheh, starring Alex ...

'' (1978) and ''

The Brave Archer 3 ''The Brave Archer 3'', also known as ''Blast of the Iron Palm'', is a 1981 Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes''. The film was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Chang Cheh, starring ...

'' (1981). The trilogy has two unofficial sequels, ''

The Brave Archer and His Mate ''The Brave Archer and His Mate'', also known as ''The Brave Archer 4'' and ''Mysterious Island'', is a 1982 Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novels ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' and ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'', the first tw ...

'' (1982) and ''

Little Dragon Maiden ''Little Dragon Maiden'', also known as ''The Brave Archer 5'', is a 1983 Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel ''The Return of the Condor Heroes''. ''Little Dragon Maiden'' is seen as an unofficial sequel to the ''The Brave Archer'', '' ...

'' (1983).

Cast

as Kwee Ceng *

as Oey Yong *

Ku Feng Chan Sze-man (born 3 July 1930), better known by his stage name Ku Feng, is a Hong Kong actor. Background He studied in Beijing, and has appeared in hundreds of films, many of which were produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio Shaw Brothers ( ...

as Ang Cit-kong *

Philip Kwok Philip Kwok (; also known as Kuo Chui, Kwok Chui, Kwok Chun-Fung; born 21 October 1951) is a Hong Kong-based Taiwanese actor, martial artist, and stuntman. He rose to fame as a member of the Venom Mob, an ensemble of highly-talented martial ...

as Ciu Pek-thong * Wang Lung-wei as Auw-yang Hong * Ku Kuan-chung as Oey Yok-su *

Ti Lung Ti Lung (born 19 August 1946) is a Hong Kong actor, known for his numerous starring roles in a string of Shaw Brothers Studio's films, particularly '' The Blood Brothers'', '' The Avenging Eagle'', ''Clans of Intrigue'', '' The Duel'', ''The Senti ...

Duan Zhixing Duan Zhixing (, died 1200), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Xuanzong of Dali, was the 18thIf Gao Shengtai's reign is taken into consideration, Duan Zhixing would have been the 19th emperor. Se emperor of the Dali Kingdom between 1172 ...

* Danny Lee as Auw-yang Hok * Lee I-min as Yo Kang *

Kara Hui Kara Wai Ying-hung BBS (; born 3 February 1960) is a Hong Kong actress best known internationally for her roles in wuxia films produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio in the 1970s and 1980s. Wai has since portrayed a wide range of roles on screen ...

as Bok Liam-ci * Yu Hoi-lun as Mei Chaofeng * Wang Chiang-liang as Chen Xuanfeng * Yu Wing as Wanyan Honglie *

Dick Wei Dick Wei (, born April 15, 1953) is a Taiwanese actor, director and writer who specializes in martial arts and action films. Early life and career A Hakka, he was born in the town of Pingtung in southern Taiwan and began studying martial art ...

as Yang Tiexin * Lau Wai-ling as Bao Xiruo * Bruce Tong as Guo Xiaotian * Chu Jing as Li Ping * Fan Mei-sheng as Liang Ziweng * Chan Shen as Lingzhi Shangren * Suen Shu-pei as Sha Tongtian * Tsai Hung as Ke Zhen'e * Lam Fai-wong as Zhu Cong *

Lo Mang Lo Mang is a Hong Kong martial artist and actor who was born as Lo Kwan Lam in Hong Kong on 23 July 1952. Primarily known for starring in ''Shaw Brothers'' kung fu movies during the latter part of the 1970s and into the 1980s. He is a member of ...

as Han Baoju * Jamie Luk as Nan Xiren * Lu Feng as Zhang A'sheng * Chiu Chung-hing as Quan Jinfa * Chow Kit as Han Xiaoying * Lee Siu-wa as Wang Chuyi * Yeung Hung as Khu Ci-kee * Yip Tin-hang as Lu Chengfeng

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* * 1977 films Films based on The Legend of the Condor Heroes Films based on works by Jin Yong Films directed by Chang Cheh Films set in the Jin dynasty (1115–1234) Films set in the Mongol Empire Hong Kong martial arts films 1970s Mandarin-language films Shaw Brothers Studio films Wuxia films 1970s Hong Kong films {{1970s-HongKong-film-stub