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.

Part of Detective Dee Collection (Tsui Hark)

2010•2h 3m•6.5/10

ActionAdventureDramaMystery

Ratings

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6.5/10(425)

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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Production

Huayi Brothers Pictures 浙江华谊兄弟影业, Film Workshop

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

He Shengming

He Shengming

Prison Officer

Huang Yonggang

Huang Yonggang

Zhang Xun

Chen Xiao

Chen Xiao

Lu Li

Jean-Michel Casanova

Umayyad Ambassador

Sos Haroyan

Asst to Umayyad Ambassador

Zhang Shuo

Zhang Shuo

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