The Duel | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 決戰紫禁之巔 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 决战紫禁之巅 | ||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||
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Running time | 106 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
Box office | HK$21.3 million [1] |
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