Composer(s) Michael Lai First episode date 1 September 1979 Written by Gu Long (original story) Language Standard Cantonese | Country of origin Hong Kong Number of episodes 8 Genre Wuxia | |
Directed by Lee Wai-man
Siu Hin-fai Starring Pat Poon
Kenneth Tsang
Paul Chun
Alex Man
Bonnie Ngai
Law Lok-lam
Mary Cheung
Man Man-yee
Wen Hsueh-erh
Yuen Pui-jan
Miu Kam-fung
Chan Yuen-mei
Yung Wai-man
Nancy Sit
Choi King-fai Opening theme Hap Dou Fung Lau (俠盜風流) performed by Amy Chan Ending theme Siu Wan Kei Sum Sing (簫韻寄心聲) performed by Nancy Sit People also search for Love Story 1980, Reincarnated Cast Paul Chun, Nancy Sit, Kenneth Tsang | ||
It Takes a Thief is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Gu Long's Chu Liuxiang Series. The series was first broadcast on RTV (now ATV) in Hong Kong in September 1979.
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Changes in title and characters' names
The series' original Chinese title was 盜帥留香 (Dou Seoi Lau Heung; lit. "Bandit Chief Liuxiang"). It was released around the same time as Chor Lau-heung, a similar television series produced by TVB. RTV and TVB became involved in copyright lawsuits against each other because of similarities between It Takes a Thief and Chor Lau-heung. TVB won the lawsuits and eventually RTV had to change the Chinese title of It Takes a Thief from 盜帥留香 to 俠盜風流, and the names of characters in the television series. The name of the protagonist Chor Lau-heung (Cantonese for "Chu Liuxiang") was changed to "Dou Seoi" (盜帥; lit. "Bandit Chief"), one of Chu Liuxiang's nicknames in the novels. It Takes a Thief started airing on 1 September 1979, two days earlier than TVB's Chor Lau-heung.