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Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Original title: Di Renjie: Tongtian diguo
  • 2010
  • PG-13
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Andy Lau in Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.
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An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.

  • Director
    • Hark Tsui
  • Writers
    • Chia-Lu Chang
    • Kuo-Fu Chen
    • Qianyu Lin
  • Stars
    • Tony Ka Fai Leung
    • Chao Deng
    • Carina Lau
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hark Tsui
    • Writers
      • Chia-Lu Chang
      • Kuo-Fu Chen
      • Qianyu Lin
    • Stars
      • Tony Ka Fai Leung
      • Chao Deng
      • Carina Lau
    • 52User reviews
    • 133Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame: Surprise
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    Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame: Q & A With Director Tsui Hark
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    Top Cast30

    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    • Shatuo Zhong
    Chao Deng
    Chao Deng
    • Pei Donglai
    Carina Lau
    Carina Lau
    • Empress Wu Zetian
    Bingbing Li
    Bingbing Li
    • Shangguan Jing'er
    • (as Li Bing Bing)
    Andy Lau
    Andy Lau
    • Detective Dee
    Jean-Michel Casanova
    • General Aspar
    • (as Michel)
    Sos Haroyan
    • Assistant to Umayyad Ambassador
    Jialin Zhao
    Jialin Zhao
    • Interpreter
    Yan Qin
    Yan Qin
    • Jia Yi
    Jinshan Liu
    • Xue Yong
    Aaron C. Shang
    • Shaizi
    • (as Aaron Shang)
    Deshun Wang
    • Xiazi Ling
    Mickey He
    Mickey He
    • Prison Officer
    • (as Shenming He)
    Lu Yao
    • Li Xiao
    • (as Yao Lu)
    Yanming Jiang
    • Undertaker
    Yonggang Huang
    • Zhang Xun
    Richard Ng
    Richard Ng
    • Wang Lu - before face-lift
    Teddy Robin Kwan
    Teddy Robin Kwan
    • Wang Lu - after face-lift
    • (as Teddy Robin)
    • Director
      • Hark Tsui
    • Writers
      • Chia-Lu Chang
      • Kuo-Fu Chen
      • Qianyu Lin
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Based on the Chinese folk hero Di Renjie, popularized in the West by a series of detective novels written by Robert Van Gulik, who called him "Judge Dee".
    • Goofs
      General Asper, the Umayyad Ambassador, speaks modern day Spanish, a language that did not yet exist as such at the end of the 7th century CE.
    • Quotes
      • Detective Dee: Ruling requires power and strategy, but right and wrong cannot be confused.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2010 (2010)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 30, 2010 (China)
    • Countries of origin
      • China
      • Hong Kong
    • Official sites
      • Official site (China)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Chinese
      • Mandarin
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame
    • Filming locations
      • Beijing, China
    • Production companies
      • Huayi Brothers Media
      • Film Workshop
      • China Film Co-Production Corporation
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $459,836
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $52,617
      • Sep 4, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $51,899,269
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 59m(119 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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