The Duel (2000 film)

The Duel
The Duel
	Film poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	決戰紫禁之巔
Simplified Chinese	决战紫禁之巅
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Juézhàn Zǐjìn Zhī Diān
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Kyut3 Zin3 Zi2 Gam3 Zi1 Din1
Directed by	Andrew Lau
Screenplay by	Wong Jing; Manfred Wong
Story by	Gu Long
Produced by	Wong Jing; Manfred Wong
Starring	Andy Lau; Ekin Cheng; Nick Cheung; Kristy Yang; Zhao Wei; Patrick Tam
Cinematography	Andrew Lau
Edited by	Marco Mak
Music by	Chan Kwong-Wing
Production; company	Win's Entertainment Ltd.
Distributed by	China Star Entertainment Group; Win's Entertainment, Ltd.; BoB and Partners Co. Ltd.
Release date	3 February 2000;
Running time	106 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$21.3 million

The Duel is a 2000 Hong Kong wuxia comedy film directed by Andrew Lau and starring Andy Lau, Ekin Cheng, Nick Cheung, Kristy Yang, Zhao Wei and Patrick Tam. The film is adapted from Juezhan Qianhou of Gu Long's Lu Xiaofeng novel series. It is known for its humorous take on the original story and its special effects.^{[citation needed]}

Plot

Dragon Nine, an imperial detective, is on his way back after concluding the case of the Thief Ghost. He encounters "Sword Saint" Yeh, who asks him to tell "Sword Deity" Simon to meet him for a duel on the night of the full moon at the highest rooftop of the Forbidden Palace. News of the upcoming duel between the two greatest swordsmen spread like wildfire and attract much attention, with people starting to place bets on the final outcome. The Emperor sends Dragon Nine and Princess Phoenix to stop the duel from taking place and investigate whether it is a mask for any sinister plots.

Cast

Andy Lau as Yeh Cool Son (Ye Gucheng)
Ekin Cheng as Snow Blower Simon (Ximen Chuixue)
Nick Cheung as Dragon Nine (Lu Xiaofeng)
Zhao Wei as Princess Phoenix
Kristy Yang as Ye Ziqing (Sun Xiuqing)
Tien Hsin as Jade
Patrick Tam as Emperor
Norman Chui as "Thief Ghost" Ling Wun-hok
Elvis Tsui as Gold Moustache
Jerry Lamb as Dragon Seven
Frankie Ng as Dragon Five
Ronald Wong Ban as Dragon Six
Lee Sheung-man as Shek Tsi-lun
Wong Yat-fei as Minister
Liu Wei as Eunuch Lau Tong
Jing Gangshan as Tong Fei
Yin Xiaotian as Tong Ngo
Geng Le as Yim Tsi-chun
Yang Haiquan as Siu Tsi-chung
Liu Hongmei
Hong Yingying
Li Li
Zhan Xiaonan

References

^ The Duel at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase

External links

The Duel at IMDb
The Duel at AllMovie
The Duel at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase

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v t e Films by Wong Jing
Filmography
Films directed	Wits of the Brats (1984, also writer) The Magic Crystal (1986, also writer) The Romancing Star (1987, also writer) The Romancing Star II (1988, also writer) The Crazy Companies (1988, also writer) How to Pick Girls Up! (1988, also writer) The Crazy Companies II (1988, also writer) Casino Raiders (1989, also writer) Crocodile Hunter (1989, aslo writer and produced) God of Gamblers (1989, also writer) God of Gamblers II (1990, also writer) God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai (1991, also writer) Dances with Dragon (1991, also writer) The Last Blood (1991) Tricky Brains (1991, also writer) Casino Tycoon (1992, also writer and produced) Casino Tycoon 2 (1992, also writer and produced) Royal Tramp (1992, also writer) Royal Tramp II (1992, also writer) City Hunter (1993, also writer) Fight Back to School III (1993, also writer) Future Cops (1993, also writer) Holy Weapon (1993) Last Hero in China (1993, also writer) Legend of the Liquid Sword (1993) Perfect Exchange (1993, also writer) Kung Fu Cult Master (1993, also writer) The New Legend of Shaolin (1994, also writer) Hail the Judge (1994, also writer) Return to a Better Tomorrow (1994, also writer and produced) God of Gamblers Returns (1994, also writer) High Risk (1995, also writer and produced) The Saint of Gamblers (1995, also writer and produced) God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage (1997, also writer and produced) We're No Bad Guys (1997, also writer) A True Mob Story (1998, also writer and produced) The Conman (1998, also writer and produced) The Conmen in Vegas (1999, also writer and producer) The Tricky Master (1999, also writer and produced) Prince Charming (1999, also writer and producer) Love Me, Love My Money (2001, also writer and produced) The Spy Dad (2003, also writer and produced) Moving Targets (2004, also writer and produced) Love Is a Many Stupid Thing (2004, also writer and produced) Kung Fu Mahjong (2005, also writer and produced) Kung Fu Mahjong 2 (2005, also writer and produced) My Kung-Fu Sweetheart (2006, also writer and produced) My Wife Is a Gambling Maestro (2008, also producer) I Corrupt All Cops (2009, also writer and produced) On His Majesty's Secret Service (2009, also writer and produced) To Live and Die in Mongkok (2009, also writer and produced) Black Ransom (2010, also writer and produced) Future X-Cops (2010, also writer) Men Suddenly in Love (2011, also writer and produced) Treasure Inn (2011, also writer) Hong Kong Ghost Stories (2011, also produced) Mr. and Mrs. Gambler (2012) Marrying Mr. Perfect (2012) The Last Tycoon (2012, also writer) Princess and the Seven Kung Fu Masters (2013, also writer and produced) From Vegas to Macau (2014, also writer) From Vegas to Macau II (2015) From Vegas to Macau III (2016) Mission Milano (2016) Chasing the Dragon (2017, also writer and produced) Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch (2019, also writer and produced) Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (2021, also writer and produced) New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 (2022, also writer and producer) New Kung Fu Cult Master 2 (2022, also writer and producer)
Films written	Dreadnaught (1981) Treasure Hunters (1981) Legend of a Fighter (1982) Shaolin Prince (1983) New Tales of the Flying Fox (1984) The Seventh Curse (1986, also produced) Evil Cat (1987) The Dragon Family (1988) Perfect Match (1989, also produced) The Romancing Star III (1989, also produced) The Fortune Code (1990) No Risk, No Gain (1990, also produced) The Banquet (1991) Naked Killer (1992, also produced) Raped by an Angel (1993) Flying Dagger (1993) My Father Is a Hero (1995) Satan Returns (1996) Raped by an Angel 2: The Uniform Fan (1998) Century of the Dragon (1999, also produced) The Duel (2000, also produced) The Wesley's Mysterious File (2001, also produced) Naked Weapon (2002, also produced) Slim till Dead (2005, also produced) Set Up (2005, also produced) Wo Hu (2006, also produced) The Lady Iron Chef (2007, also produced) The Vampire Who Admires Me (2008, also produced) Naked Soldier (2012, also produced) Enter the Fat Dragon (2020, also produced)
Films produced only	100 Ways to Murder Your Wife (1986) Lee Rock (1991) Lee Rock II (1991) Fight Back to School (1991) Millionaire Cop (1993) A Chinese Torture Chamber Story (1994) Young and Dangerous (1996) Forbidden City Cop (1996) Sex and Zen II (1996) Ebola Syndrome (1996) Sex and Zen III (1998) Haunted Mansion (1998) Your Place or Mine! (1999) Fist Power (2000) Conman in Tokyo (2000) Hong Kong Bronx (2008) The Underdog Knight (2008) Sakra (2023)

v t e The Lu Xiaofeng Series by Gu Long
Characters	Lu Xiaofeng
Novels	Lu Xiaofeng Chuanqi (陸小鳳傳奇) Xiuhua Dadao (繡花大盜) Juezhan Qianhou (決戰前後) Yingou Dufang (銀鈎賭坊) Youling Shanzhuang (幽靈山莊) Fengwu Jiutian (鳳舞九天) Jianshen Yixiao (劍神一笑)
Film adaptations	Clan of Amazons (1978) The Last Duel (1981) The Duel of the Century (1981) The Duel (2000)
Television adaptations	Luk Siu-fung (1976) The Return of Luk Siu-fung (1986) Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng (2000) Master Swordsman Lu Xiaofeng 2 (2001) The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng (2006) Detectives and Doctors (2015)