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The Good The Bad The Ugly

1979–1980 · 1 season

A slow-burning moral drama of ambition and downfall, watching a man's life unravel and rebuild with sober intensity.

Starring
Simon Yam, Shih Kien, Chow Yun-Fat
Overview
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a TVB television series, premiered on 1 September 1979. Theme song "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Tang Wai Hung, sung by Teresa Cheung.

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Starring
Simon Yam, Shih Kien, Chow Yun-Fat
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • family
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Starring
Simon Yam, Shih Kien, Chow Yun-Fat, Benz Hui Siu-hung, Herman Kwan Hoi-san, Carol Cheng, Liu Wai-hung, Susanna Au-Yeung Pui-San
Length
1 seasons, 80 episodes
Network
TVB Jade
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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