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The Fate of an Empire Is in His Hands. - Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
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Title: Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Release Date: 18 Sep 2010

Runtime: 2h 3m

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Director: Huayi Brothers Pictures, Film Workshop

Production Companies: Huayi Brothers Pictures, Film Workshop

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.5 (398 votes)

Cast

  • Detective Dee (Di Renjie): Andy Lau Tak-Wah
  • Shangguan Jing'er: Li Bingbing
  • Pei Donglai: Deng Chao
  • Shatuo Zhong: Tony Leung Ka-Fai
  • Wu Zetian (The Empress): Carina Lau Kar-Ling
  • Wang Lu (before face-lift): Richard Ng Yiu-Hon
  • Wang Lu (after face-lift): Teddy Robin
  • Xue Yong (Crime Inspector): Liu Jinshan
  • Li Xiao (The Duke): Yao Lu
  • Umayyad Ambassador: Jean-Michel Casanova
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