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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

The Fate of an Empire Is in His Hands.
Sep 18, 2010 · 2h 3m
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Action
Adventure
Drama
Mystery

PLOT

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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CAST

Andy Lau
Detective Dee
Li Bingbing
Shangguan Jing'er
Deng Chao
Pei Donglai
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Shatuo Zhong
Carina Lau
Wu Zetian
Richard Ng Yiu-Hon
Wang Lu (before face-lift)
Teddy Robin
Wang Lu (after face-lift)
Liu Jinshan
Xue Yong
Directed by Tsui Hark

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
ZH
Budget
$13,000,000
Revenue
$51,723,285
Production
Huayi Brothers Pictures, Film Workshop
Country
CN, HK

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