The Duel (2000 film)

2000 Hong Kong film by Andrew Lau

The Duel

Film poster

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese| 決戰紫禁之巔
Simplified Chinese| 决战紫禁之巅
| 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 (2000-02-03)

Running time

| 106 minutes
Country| Hong Kong
Language| Cantonese
Box office| HK$21.3 million[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.

## Plot

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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

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* 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

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1. ^ The Duel at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase

## External links

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

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Films directed by Andrew Lau

* The Ultimate Vampire (1991)
* Rhythm of Destiny (1992)
* 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)
* Bullets of Love (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)
* Kung Fu Monster (2018)
* The Captain (2019)
* Chinese Doctors (2021)

See also|

* Basic Pictures
* Infernal Affairs film series

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Films by Wong Jing

Filmography

Films directed|

* Wits of the Brats (1984)
* The Magic Crystal (1986)
* The Romancing Star (1987)
* The Romancing Star II (1988)
* The Crazy Companies (1988)
* How to Pick Girls Up! (1988)
* The Crazy Companies II (1988)
* Casino Raiders (1989)
* Crocodile Hunter (1989)
* God of Gamblers (1989)
* God of Gamblers II (1990)
* God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai (1991)
* Dances with Dragon (1991)
* The Last Blood (1991)
* Tricky Brains (1991)
* Casino Tycoon (1992)
* Casino Tycoon 2 (1992)
* Royal Tramp (1992)
* Royal Tramp II (1992)
* City Hunter (1993)
* Fight Back to School III (1993)
* Future Cops (1993)
* Holy Weapon (1993)
* Last Hero in China (1993)
* Legend of the Liquid Sword (1993)
* Perfect Exchange (1993)
* Kung Fu Cult Master (1993)
* The New Legend of Shaolin (1994)
* Hail the Judge (1994)
* Return to a Better Tomorrow (1994)
* God of Gamblers Returns (1994)
* High Risk (1995)
* The Saint of Gamblers (1995)
* God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage (1997)
* We're No Bad Guys (1997)
* A True Mob Story (1998)
* The Conman (1998)
* The Conmen in Vegas (1999)
* The Tricky Master (1999)
* Prince Charming (1999)
* Love Me, Love My Money (2001)
* The Spy Dad (2003)
* Moving Targets (2004)
* Love Is a Many Stupid Thing (2004)
* Kung Fu Mahjong (2005)
* Kung Fu Mahjong 2 (2005)
* My Kung-Fu Sweetheart (2006)
* My Wife Is a Gambling Maestro (2008)
* I Corrupt All Cops (2009)
* On His Majesty's Secret Service (2009)
* To Live and Die in Mongkok (2009)
* Black Ransom (2010)
* Future X-Cops (2010)
* Men Suddenly in Love (2011)
* Treasure Inn (2011)
* Hong Kong Ghost Stories (2011)
* Mr. and Mrs. Gambler (2012)
* Marrying Mr. Perfect (2012)
* The Last Tycoon (2012)
* Princess and the Seven Kung Fu Masters (2013)
* From Vegas to Macau (2014)
* From Vegas to Macau II (2015)
* From Vegas to Macau III (2016)
* Mission Milano (2016)
* Chasing the Dragon (2017)
* Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch (2019)
* Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (2021)
* New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 (2022)
* New Kung Fu Cult Master 2 (2022)

Films written|

* The Buddhist Fist (1980)
* Dreadnaught (1981)
* Treasure Hunters (1981)
* Legend of a Fighter (1982)
* Shaolin Prince (1983)
* New Tales of the Flying Fox (1984)
* The Seventh Curse (1986)
* Evil Cat (1987)
* The Dragon Family (1988)
* Perfect Match (1989)
* The Romancing Star III (1989)
* The Fortune Code (1990)
* No Risk, No Gain (1990)
* The Banquet (1991)
* Naked Killer (1992)
* 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)
* The Duel (2000)
* The Wesley's Mysterious File (2001)
* Naked Weapon (2002)
* Slim till Dead (2005)
* Set Up (2005)
* Wo Hu (2006)
* The Lady Iron Chef (2007)
* The Vampire Who Admires Me (2008)
* Naked Soldier (2012)
* Enter the Fat Dragon (2020)

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)

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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)

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