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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

The Fate of an Empire Is in His Hands.

20106.52h 3m

Overview

When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.

Directed by Tsui Hark
Written by Chen Kuofu, Zhang Jialu
Produced by Tsui Hark, Peggy Lee Kam-Man, Zhang Dajun
Box OfficeBudget: $13.0MRevenue: $51.7M

Top Cast

Andy Lau

Andy Lau

Detective Dee

Li Bingbing

Li Bingbing

Shangguan Jing'er

Deng Chao

Deng Chao

Pei Donglai

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Shatuo Zhong

Carina Lau

Carina Lau

Wu Zetian

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

Wang Lu (before face-lift)

Teddy Robin

Teddy Robin

Wang Lu (after face-lift)

Liu Jinshan

Liu Jinshan

Xue Yong

Yao Lu

Yao Lu

Li Xiao

Wang Deshun

Wang Deshun

Xiazi Ling

Themes & Keywords

martial artskung fudetectivetang dynastychinese emperor7th century

About Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame is a action, adventure, drama, mystery film released in 2010 exploring themes of martial arts, kung fu, detective, tang dynasty, chinese emperor, 7th century. Directed by Tsui Hark, it stars Andy Lau, Li Bingbing, Deng Chao. When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.

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