The Duel (2000 film)

The Duel
Film poster

Traditional	決戰紫禁之巔
Simplified	决战紫禁之巅
Mandarin	Juézhàn Zǐjìn Zhī Diān
Cantonese	Kyut3 Zin3 Zi2 Gam3 Zi1 Din1
Directed by	Andrew Lau
Produced by	Wong Jing Manfred Wong
Screenplay by	Wong Jing Manfred Wong
Story by	Gu Long
Starring	Andy Lau Ekin Cheng Nick Cheung Kristy Yang Zhao Wei Patrick Tam
Music by	Chan Kwong-Wing
Cinematography	Andrew Lau
Edited by	Marco Mak
Production company	Win's Entertainment Ltd.
Distributed by	China Star Entertainment Group Win's Entertainment, Ltd. BoB and Partners Co. Ltd.
Release dates	3 February 2000 (2000-02-03)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$21,332,884.00^[1]

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.

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 Chu 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 the Internet Movie Database
The Duel at AllMovie
The Duel at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase

Films directed by Andrew Lau

Films	Raped by an Angel (1993) To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui (1994) Young and Dangerous (1996) Young and Dangerous 2 (1996) Young and Dangerous 3 (1996) Young and Dangerous 4 (1997) The Storm Riders (1998) Young and Dangerous 5 (1998) Young and Dangerous: The Prequel (1998) A Man Called Hero (1999) Born to Be King (2000) Sausalito (2000) The Duel (2000) Dance of a Dream (2001) Infernal Affairs (2002) The Wesley's Mysterious File (2002) Infernal Affairs II (2003) Infernal Affairs III (2003) The Park (2003) Initial D (2005) Confession of Pain (2006) Daisy (2006) The Flock (2007) Look for a Star (2008) Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010) A Beautiful Life (2011) The Guillotines (2012) Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014) From Vegas to Macau III (2016)

See also	Basic Pictures Infernal Affairs film series

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 (1978) 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)

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