The Duel (film)

Infobox Film
name = The Duel


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director = Andrew Lau
producer = Wong Jing
Manfred Wong
Presented by
Charles Heung
Administrative Producer
Tiffany Chen
writer = Wong Jing
Manfred Wong
starring = Andy Lau
Ekin Cheng
Nick Cheung
Kristy Yang
Zhao Wei
Patrick Tam
music = Chan Kwong-Wing
cinematography = Andrew Lau
editing = Marco Mak
distributor = flagicon|Hong Kong China Star Entertainment Group
flagicon|Hong Kong Win's Entertainment, Ltd.
flagicon|Hong Kong BoB and Partners Co. Ltd.
released = flagicon|Hong Kong 2000
runtime =
country = flagicon|Hong Kong Hong Kong
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language = Cantonese
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amg_id = 1:242632
imdb_id = 0243876

"The Duel" (zh-tspcy|t=决战紫禁城之巅|s=决战紫禁之巅|cy="Kuet chin chi gam ji din"|p="Jue zhan zi jing cheng zhi dian") is a 2000 Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau, of "Storm Riders" fame. It is based on a wuxia novel by Gu Long. The film is known for its humorous take on the famous story as well as for its brilliant special effects.

Plot

The plot revolves around Nick Cheung's character "Dragon Nine" who is attempting to solve a mystery in the days before the world's two greatest martial artists are slated to fight a duel atop the roof of the Forbidden City. Though this film was made as a Lunar New Year project, which usually signifies a greater emphasis on fast-paced fun than on meticulous artistry, the film is nevertheless visually stunning and maintains a fairly coherent plot, thanks both to the talented cast and crew and to the strong source material.As Dragon Nine investigates, a murder plot is exposed, causing many people to die, knowing too much about the plot. It is revealed that one of the martial artists, Cool Son, was the murderer.