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The Giants

1978 · 1 season

A long, earnest family-and-business saga that unfolds patiently, rewarding viewers who settle in for its slow accumulation of moral choices.

Created by
Lee Pooi-Kuen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Paul Chu Kong, Danny Lau Dan, Louise Lee Sze-Kei
Overview
The Giants is a TVB television series, premiered on 15 May 1978. Theme song "The Giants" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Roman Tam.

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Created by
Lee Pooi-Kuen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Paul Chu Kong, Danny Lau Dan, Louise Lee Sze-Kei
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • power
  • morality
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
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
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Created by
Lee Pooi-Kuen
Written by
Wong Jing
Starring
Paul Chu Kong, Danny Lau Dan, Louise Lee Sze-Kei, Chow Yun-Fat, Maggie Chan Mei-Kei, Seung Yee, Wong Wan-choi, Wong San
Length
1 seasons, 110 episodes
Network
TVB Jade
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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