The Duke of Mount Deer (1984 Hong Kong TV series)

The Duke of Mount Deer
Official poster
Traditional Chinese鹿鼎記
Simplified Chinese鹿鼎记
Hanyu PinyinLù Dǐng Jì
JyutpingLuk6 Ding2 Gei3
GenreWuxia
Comedy
Historical fiction
Based onThe Deer and the Cauldron
by Louis Cha
Screenplay byChan Lai-wah
Law Kam-fai
Ka Wai-nam
Chan Yuk-ping
Directed byJohnnie To
Lau See-yuk
Siu Kin-hang
Kuk Kwok-leung
Ma Yuk-fai
StarringAndy Lau
Tony Leung
Teresa Mo
Kiki Sheung
Theme music composerJoseph Koo
Opening theme"Will Turn Out to be Lucky in the End" (始終會行運) performed by Leslie Cheung
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes40
Production
Executive producerLee Tim-shing
Production locationHong Kong
Running time42 minutes per episode
Production companyTVB
Original release
NetworkTVB Jade
Release9 July (1984-07-09) –
31 August 1984 (1984-08-31)

The Duke of Mount Deer (鹿鼎記) is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Deer and the Cauldron, produced by TVB and starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung.[1][2] A period martial arts drama, the series was first broadcast in 1984.[1]

Cast

Further information: List of The Deer and the Cauldron characters
Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.

References

  1. ^ a b Chu, Yiu-Wai (2023). Hong Kong Pop Culture in the 1980s: A Decade of Splendour. Amsterdam University Press. pp. 70–71, 77 – via Project MUSE.
  2. ^ Geddes, Colin (17 March 2007). "The Duke of Mount Deer Review". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
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