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The Legendary Fok (1981)

The Legendary Fok poster
Original title
大俠霍元甲
Genre
action & adventure, drama
Country
Hong Kong
Length
1 season, 20 episodes
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a Hong Kong TV series from 1981 about the real-life martial artist Huo Yuanjia. It follows his life and includes a made-up story about his student Chen Zhen.

old-schooldramaticpatrioticaction-heavyseriousnostalgicmelodramaticstirring

What happens

The Legendary Fok (大俠霍元甲) is a Hong Kong television series loosely based on the life of the Chinese martial artist Huo Yuanjia (Fok Yuen-gap). It includes a subplot based on the story of Chen Zhen (Chan Zan), a fictional apprentice of Huo Yuanjia and the protagonist of the 1972 film Fist of Fury. The series was first broadcast in 1981 on RTV in Hong Kong. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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