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1 season ยท 45 episodes total ยท ~45 per season.
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The Book and the Sword
2009 1 seasons ยท 45 eps Mandarin
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The Book and the Sword is a 2008 Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on CETV-3 in China in 2009. It starred Qiao Zhenyu, Adam Cheng, Niki Chow and Liu Dekai in the leading roles.
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Cast
Niki Chow Lai-Kei
Huoqingtong
Adam Cheng Siu-Chow
Qianlong Emperor
Chengyuan Li
Alan Lau
Qiao Zhenyu
Chen Jialuo / Fuk'anggan
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CRAFT
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Roughly 34 hours end-to-end โ 4 full workdays of television.
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RUNTIME
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Premiered 2009 and has since ended.
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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WORLD
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Show type: Scripted.
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AWARDS
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Airs on China Education Television.
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- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 45
- Avg episode length
- 45 min
- Premiered
- 2009-01-17
- Last aired
- 2009-01-17
- Languages
- Mandarin
- Countries
- China
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