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The Duel

The Duel

20005.81h 46m

Overview

The sword saint requests a duel with god of sword at the apex of the forbidden city to determine the worlds best. As the date of the duel nears troubles befall the imperial town until everything is revealed at the climactic fight.

Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Written by Manfred Wong Man-Chun, Wong Jing, Gu Long
Produced by Wong Jing, Charles Heung
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Top Cast

Nick Cheung Ka-Fai

Nick Cheung Ka-Fai

Dragon 9

Vicky Zhao

Vicky Zhao

Princess Phoenix

Andy Lau

Andy Lau

Cool-Son Yeh

Ekin Cheng

Ekin Cheng

Simon the Snow Blower 'Saint of Sword'

Kristy Yang Rongru

Kristy Yang Rongru

Ye Ziqing

Tien Hsin

Tien Hsin

Jade

Patrick Tam Yiu-Man

Patrick Tam Yiu-Man

The Emperor

Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

Gold Moustache

Geng Le

Geng Le

Eunuch Liu Tong

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Lin Yun He/Thief Ghost

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Themes & Keywords

martial artschinamagicming dynasty

About The Duel

The Duel is a action, comedy, fantasy film released in 2000 exploring themes of martial arts, china, magic, ming dynasty. Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, it stars Nick Cheung Ka-Fai, Vicky Zhao, Andy Lau. The sword saint requests a duel with god of sword at the apex of the forbidden city to determine the worlds best. As the date of the duel nears troubles befall the imperial town until everything is revealed at the climactic fight.

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