The Duel (2000 film)

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 PinyinJuézhàn Zǐjìn Zhī Diān
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingKyut3 Zin3 Zi2 Gam3 Zi1 Din1
Directed byAndrew Lau
Screenplay byWong Jing
Manfred Wong
Story byGu Long
Produced byWong Jing
Manfred Wong
StarringAndy Lau
Ekin Cheng
Nick Cheung
Kristy Yang
Zhao Wei
Patrick Tam
CinematographyAndrew Lau
Edited byMarco Mak
Music byChan Kwong-Wing
Production
company
Win's Entertainment Ltd.
Distributed byChina Star Entertainment Group
Win's Entertainment, Ltd.
BoB and Partners Co. Ltd.
Release date
  • 3 February 2000 (2000-02-03)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$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. 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]