Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants

2025 2h 27m ZH

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★7.1TMDB · 108

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Under Genghis Khan, the Mongolian army pushes west to destroy the Jin Dynasty, setting its sights on the Song Dynasty next. Amid internal conflicts among martial arts schools, Guo Jing unites the Central Plains' warriors to defend Xiangyang, embodying courage and loyalty in the fight for the nation.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Xiao Zhan
Guo Jing
Sabrina Zhuang
Huang Rong
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Ouyang Feng
Zhang Wenxin
Hua Zheng
Bayaertu
Genghis Khan
Alan Aruna
Tou Lui
Ada Choi Siu-Fan
Li Ping
Hu Jun
Hong Qigong

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tsui Hark
Writers: Tsui Hark, Song Xuan
Languages: Mandarin, Mongolian
Countries: China

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ERA

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Released last year.

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2 / 5

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, Mongolian.

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3 / 5

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ricky Ho. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 5

CAST

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Xiao Zhan and Sabrina Zhuang and Tony Leung Ka-fai carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt28131433 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Tsui Hark directs. Ricky Ho scores. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin, Mongolian.

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1Released last year.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, Mongolian.
3Original score by Ricky Ho. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Xiao Zhan and Sabrina Zhuang and Tony Leung Ka-fai carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt28131433 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Original score: Ricky Ho
Runtime: 147 min · 2h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $89,406,052
Original language: ZH
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants (2025)

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CinemaSerf2025-02-08
★ 6/10
This had great potential as a martial arts extravaganza, but it relies way too heavily on some very repetitive and not so special effects to get its story across. It’s all about “Guo Jing” (Zhan Xiao) who’s the adopted (Han) son of the great Mongol chief Genghis Khan (Bayaertu). He has been out on a mission when he encounters the young “Huang Rong” (Dafei Zhuang) and the two sort of fall for each other, then a serious misunderstanding drives them apart and he has a series of encounters with the menacing “Venom West” who is desperate to obtain a scroll that will give him powers to rule the Earth. Instead, though, it’s our young hero who - thanks to some expert help from another constantly hungry master, secures the benefits of those teachings. On returning home, he discovers that his father has decided it’s time to make war on the Jin and to do that he is going to march his formidable army through the territory of the “Song” - and the young man cannot allow this transgressions of his erstwhile homeland. Thanks to the Khan’s loved-up daughter he manages to escape and take refuge in the besieged Xiangyang - but can he hope to defeat the approaching army, reunite with his gal and, don’t forget, the malevolent “Venom West” is still seeking global domination. If you’re looking for eye candy then Zhan Xiao does just about enough here, but the rest of the casting is pretty unremarkable and the mythology is really all rather undercooked as we lumber on for two and a half hours to a denouement that’s great for the CGI-fetishists amongst us, but otherwise isn’t really anything much to write home about. The story darts about too much, threads are left unfinished or simply abandoned and by the end I felt I’d got very little to get my teeth into. Visual effects technology is only going to make these kind of epic historical films easier to make, so to stand out there is going to need to be more work on the characterisations and the plot! This has the odd moment of mirth, but for the most part it’s just a procedural waste of an opportunity. It’s my kind of film and I do like the genre, but as the arch-ninja “Yoda” himself might have said - “an handsome man and some deft use of the computer do not a compelling story make”.

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