The Duke of Mount Deer 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. It was first aired on TVB Jade in from 9 July to 31 August 1984.
| The Duke of Mount Deer | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 鹿鼎記 |
| Simplified Chinese | 鹿鼎记 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lù Dǐng Jì |
| Jyutping | Luk6 Ding2 Gei3 |
| Genre | Wuxia Comedy Historical fiction |
| Based on | The Deer and the Cauldron by Louis Cha |
| Screenplay by | Chan Lai-wah Law Kam-fai Ka Wai-nam Chan Yuk-ping |
| Directed by | Johnnie To Lau See-yuk Siu Kin-hang Kuk Kwok-leung Ma Yuk-fai |
| Starring | Andy Lau Tony Leung Teresa Mo Kiki Sheung |
| Theme music composer | Joseph Koo |
| Opening theme | Chi Chung Wui Hang Wan (始終會行運) performed by Leslie Cheung |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lee Tim-shing |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Running time | 42 minutes per episode |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | 9 July – 31 August 1984 |
Cast edit
- Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.
- Tony Leung as Wai Siu-bo
- Andy Lau as Hong-hei Emperor
- Carina Lau as Fong Yee
- Chow Sau-lan as Seung-yee
- Sandra Ng as Tsang Yau
- Kiki Sheung as Ah-or, Chen Yuen-yuen
- Teresa Mo as Muk Kim-ping
- Tomi Wong as So Chuen
- Kwan Hoi-san as Oboi
- King Doi-yum as Princess Kin-ning
- Kenneth Tsang as Chan Kan-nam
- Lau Kong as Shun-chi Emperor
- Chan Ka-yee as Kau-nan
- Lau Dan as Ng Sam-kwai
- Chu Tit-wo as Lei Tsi-sing
- Chan Yau-how as Hung On-tung
- Chun Wong as Mau Sap-pat
- Lau Siu-ming as Hoi Dai-fu
- Kiu Hung as Songgotu
- Yan Pak as Wai Chun-fong
- Lee Kwok-lun as Muk Kim-sing
- Deborah Moore as Sophia Alekseyevna
- Kong Ngai as Fung Tsai-chung
- Yeung Chak-lam as Ng Luk-kei
- Bak Man-biu as Tsui Tin-chuen
- Ng Yip-kwong as Taoist Yuen-tsan
- Tsui Hing-lam as Chin Lo-bun
- Cheung Chi-keung as Ng Ying-hung
- Ho Kwong-lun as Yeung Yat-tsi
- Eddie Kwan as Lau Yat-chow
- Lau Kwok-sing as Ng Lap-san
- Tam Yat-ching as Lau Tai-hung
- Yip Tin-hang as Fung Sek-fan
- Andy Tai as Cheng Hak-song
- Wong Man-wai as Mo Tung-chu
- Lui Yau-wai as Empress Dowager
- Cheng Siu-ping as Lau Yin
- Chu Kong as Thin Monk
- Chan Kwok-kuen as Fat Monk
- Yu Ming as Luk Ko-suen
- Chan Tik-hak as Yan Kam
- Soh Hang-suen as To Hung-ying
- Lau Shu-yee as Jui-cho
- Lam Tin as Prince Hong
- Leung Hung-wah as Cheung Hong-nin
- Yeung Yim-tong as Chiu Chai-yin
- Kwok Fung as See Long, Chiu Leung-tung
- Benz Hui as To-long
- Poon Wang-ban as Wan Yau-to
- Sean Lau as Wan Yau-fong
- Chun Hung as Galdan Boshugtu Khan
- Tsui Shu-fong as Ah-kei
- Chan Pak-san as Lo Yat-fung
- Mui Lan as Kwai Yee-neung
- Wong Wan-choi as Kwai Chung, Tang Fung-heung
- Suen Kwai-hing as Master Yuk-lam
- Cheung Ying-choi as Master Ching-koon
- Kam Kwok-wai as Tak-kak-lak
- Ng Man-tat as Hon-tit-mo
- Ma Chung-tak as Ching Wai-fat
- Ma Hing-sang as Kan Lo-luk
- Cheung Lui as Desi Sangye Gyatso
- Ko Miu-see as Consort Donggo
- Kwan Kin as Kwan Fu-tsi
- Man Kit-wan as Third Mistress Chong
- Law Kwok-wai as Ng Chi-wing
- Felix Lok as Yu Pak
- Francis Ng
- Lawrence Ng
- Kuk Kwok-leung
