Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame(Movie, 2010)

Name: Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2010
Duration: T01:59:00
Rating: 3.3

Original title: "狄仁傑之通天帝國" (Chinese (Mandarin)/ZH)

PG-13

| 1h 59min | Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 162 votes)

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (Chinese: 狄仁傑之通天帝國) is a 2010 Chinese-Hong Kong action-adventure gong'an film directed and produced by Tsui Hark, which stars Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Li Bingbing, Deng Chao and Tony Leung. Hong Kong movie-star Sammo Hung takes the role as the action director for the film. The film tells the story of Di Renjie (Andy Lau), one of the most celebrated officials of the Tang dynasty, who is tasked by the Empress Wu Zetian (Carina Lau) to solve a series of inexplicable murders in which victims suddenly burst into flames. Principal photography for Detective Dee began in May 2009; the film was shot at Hengdian World Studios in Zhejiang, China. Dete... ()

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About Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.A bizarre murder mystery brings together the most powerful woman in China, the soon-to-be-Empress Wu Zetian and a formerly exiled detective, Dee Renjie at the infamous Imperial Palace. Hoping he will solve the crime before her coronation, Wu appoints Dee Chief Judge of the Empire and implores him to combine his indisputable wisdom with his unparalleled martial arts skills to save the future of her dynasty. Director Tsui Hark (Seven Swords) teams with stunt director Sammo Hung in this heart-pounding, epic thriller inspired by the incredible true story of one of the Tang Dynasty's most celebrated officials.

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Trailer for Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Festival Trailer(Trailer, 1:36)

Festival Trailer (Trailer) | DETECTIVE DEE und das Geheimnis der Phantomflammen - Trailer deutsch (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production countries: People's Republic of China, Hong Kong

Plays in: Tang dynasty

Made by: Huayi Brothers

Original language: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Spoken languages: Spanish (ES), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Translated into 23 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/02/2011 (World premiere: 09/18/2010)

Cast: Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Li Bingbing, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Deng Chao, Wang Deshun

Director: Tsui Hark

Producer: Nansun Shi

Screenwriter: Chen Kuo-Fu

Director of Photography: Chi-Ying Chan

Composer: Peter Kam

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"狄仁杰之通天帝国"

"Detetive D e o Império Celestial"

"Detetive Dee e o mistério da Chama Fantasma"

"Di Renjie: Tong Tian Di Guo"

"Detective Dee und das Geheimnis der Phantomflamme"

"Detective Dee y el misterio de la llama fantasma"

"Détective Dee - Le Mystère de la flamme fantôme"

"Détective Dee 1"

"Di Renjie zhi tongtian diguo"

"Dik Yangit ji tungtin daigwok"

"Detective Dee e il mistero della Fiamma Fantasma"

"Jeok-in-geol"

"Детектив Ди"

"Detective D"

"通天神探狄仁傑"

"Detective Dee: The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame"

"Địch Nhân Kiệt: Thông Thiên Đế Quốc"

Keywords: detective, 7th century, tang dynasty, chinese emperor

Budget: 13,000,000 USD

Revenue: 51,723,285 USD (= 398%)

10 movies in the Detective Dee Collection

2010 Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

2013 Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon ("狄仁杰之神都龙王")

2018 Detective Dee and the Road to Hell ("狄仁杰之幽冥道")

2018 Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings ("狄仁杰之四大天王")

2019 Detective Dee: Heavenly Gods ("狄仁杰之天神下凡")

2020 Detective Dee and The Burning Sky ("狄仁杰之焚天异火")

2020 Detective Dee: Rats Invasion ("狄公灭鼠")

2020 Detective Dee: Solitary Skies Killer ("狄仁杰探案之天煞孤鸾")

2022 Detective Dee and Nine-story Demon Building ("狄仁杰之九层妖楼")

2022 Di Renjie and Fire Unicorn ("狄仁傑之浴火麒麟")

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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame(Movie, 2010)

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