Young Chow Yun-Fat made Hong Kong weep in this gangster epic that out-godfathers The Godfather.
Season 1 • Episode 25
LatestThe Bund is a Hong Kong period drama television series first broadcast on TVB in 1980. It is praised as the Godfather of the east and spawned several sequels, remakes and film adaptations. The theme song of the series, performed by Frances Yip, also became a memorable Cantopop hit.
Acting
Chow Yun-Fat's breakthrough—watch him become THE star before your eyes
Score
Frances Yip's theme song still makes Cantonese speakers nostalgic-cry
Production
TVB somehow made 1980 television look like golden-age Hollywood
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This single series established the 'heroic bloodshed' template that John Woo and Ringo Lam would perfect throughout the 1980s and 90s.
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