It Takes a Thief (俠盜風流) is a Hong Kong wuxia television series adapted from the Chu Liuxiang Series by Gu Long. The series was first broadcast on RTV (now ATV) in Hong Kong in September 1979.
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Lawsuit with TVB
The series' original Chinese title was 盜帥留香. 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 to 俠盜風流, as well as the characters' names. It Takes a Thief started airing on 1 September 1979, two days before TVB's Chor Lau-heung.
Cast
Pat Poon as Daoshuai (Chu Liuxiang)
Bonnie Ngai as Du Hongjuan (Su Rongrong)
Paul Chun as Wuchen (Wuhua)
Kenneth Tsang as Gong Bingyan (Ji Bingyan)
Law Lok-lam as Jianghu Yidianhong (Zhongyuan Yidianhong)
Alex Man as Nangong Yi (Nangong Ling)
Lau Kwok-sing as Gu Tiehua (Hu Tiehua)
Ma Man-yee as Chu Xiangyun (Shen Shangu)
Mary Cheung as Gong Nanfei (Gong Nanyan)
Wen Hsueh-erh as Heihupo (Heizhenzhu)
Cheung Ying as Shichen
Yuen Pui-jan as Ye Xiaoxian (Li Hongxiu)
Chan Yuen-mei as Liu Zhenzhen (Song Tian'er)
Miu Kam-fung as Qiu Hongye (Qing Lingsu)
Nancy Sit as Princess Longxiao (Princess Pipa)
Yung Wai-man as Qu Wuchou (Qu Wurong)
Kwan Suet-lai as Jinpusa (Shiguanyin)
Yik Kar as Shangguan Jing (Zhangsun Hong)
See Ming as Shangguan Yan
Miu Kar-lai as Queen of Yanxia (Queen of Loulan)
Choi King-fai as Leng Wumei (Liu Wumei)
Mannor Chan as Shuimu Tianji (Shuimu Yinji)
Leung Tin as Biyu Mogai
Yip Tin-hang as Tianfeng Shisilang
Wong Wai as Zhajin'er (Zhamuhe)
Ling Man-hoi as King of Yanxia (King of Loulan)
Cheung Hoi-yiu as Du Fan (Du Huai)
Cheng Lui as General Min
Kui Ngok as Hong Tongguo
Ma Tsung-tak as Liu Feiyan
Eddy Ko as Situ Liuxing
Lee Tin-ying as Mai Zhentian
Ng Wing-sum as Qinghuzi
Mok Hing-chung as Long Jianfei
Ma Chung-tak as Xu Fengmu
Ng Tung as Li Guanyu
Lee Gong as Li Xueheng (Li Yuhan)
Yuen Wai-hung as Jinhouzi (Sunhouzi)
Cheung Hung-cheung as Ouyang Yu
Tung Piu as Wu Juxuan
Man Chin-sui as Shangguan Xun
Lam Kam-tong as Tie'er Shenbu
Nora Miao as Gao Ya (Gao Ya'nan)