Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $13,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $51,723,285.00 |
| Original Language | zh |
| Popularity | 12.875 |
Directed By
Tsui Hark
Crew
Tsui Hark
Kuo-Fu Chen
Maggie Choy Yin-Ching
Pakie Chan
Peter Kam Pau-Tat
Peggy Lee Kam-Man
Zhang Dajun
Xiao Yang
Tsui Hark
Shi Nansun
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Yau Chi-Wai
Chang Chia-lu
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Yuen Bun
TOP CAST
Andy Lau Tak-Wah
Detective Dee (Di Renjie)
Li Bingbing
Shangguan Jing'er
Deng Chao
Pei Donglai
Tony Leung Ka-Fai
Shatuo Zhong
Carina Lau Kar-Ling
Wu Zetian (The Empress)
Richard Ng Yiu-Hon
Wang Lu (before face-lift)
Teddy Robin
Wang Lu (after face-lift)
Liu Jinshan
Xue Yong (Crime Inspector)
Yao Lu
Li Xiao (The Duke)
Jean-Michel Casanova
Umayyad Ambassador
Sos Haroyan
Asst to Umayyad Ambassador
Wang Deshun
Xiazi Ling (Blind Prisoner)
He Shengming
Prison Officer
Huang Yonggang
Zhang Xun
Chen Xiao
Lu Li
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