Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame poster

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MASTER SCORE 77.6 / 100

2010Action / Adventure / Drama1h 59m

DETECTIVE DEE: THE MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM FLAME

“The Fate of an Empire Is in His Hands.”

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.

Above the Line

Hark Tsui·DirectorZhang Jialu·ScreenplayChen Kuofu·WriterPakie Chan·Director of PhotographyPeter Kam Pau-Tat·Original Music ComposerYau Chi-Wai·Editor

Cast

Andy Lau·Detective DeeLi Bingbing·Shangguan Jing'erDeng Chao·Pei DonglaiTony Leung Ka-fai·Shatuo ZhongCarina Lau·Wu ZetianRichard Ng Yiu-Hon·Wang Lu (before face-lift)Teddy Robin·Wang Lu (after face-lift)Liu Jinshan·Xue YongYao Lu·Li XiaoWang Deshun·Xiazi Ling

Full Crew

(30 credits)

Directing· 2

Tsui Hark·DirectorSammo Hung Kam-Bo·Action Director

Writing· 2

Chen Kuofu·WriterZhang Jialu·Screenplay

Camera· 1

Pakie Chan·Director of Photography

Editing· 2

Yau Chi-Wai·EditorXiao Yang·Additional Editing

Sound & Music· 1

Peter Kam Pau-Tat·Original Music Composer

Art & Design· 1

Maggie Choy Yin-Ching·Makeup Artist

Production· 5

Peggy Lee Kam-Man·ProducerTsui Hark·ProducerZhang Dajun·ProducerShi Nansun·Executive ProducerJasbinder Singh Mann·Producer

Other Departments· 16

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo·ChoreographerYuen Bun·ChoreographerKim Kyu-wook·Animation DirectorKim Dong-hwan·Animation DirectorYeo Jong-gu·AnimationJang Seung-yeol·AnimationPark Jun-chol·AnimationYang Moon-hyeok·Animation DirectorYoo Tai-keun·AnimationKim Hyun-goo·AnimationKang Dong-hyuck·AnimationLam Chau-Hung·Animation DirectorNg Man-Lung·Animation DirectorKim Dong-woo·Animation DirectorKim Eun-soo·Animation DirectorLee Jae-yeol·Animation

By the Numbers

77.6

OF 100

Master Score

6.6

OF 10

IMDb

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Rotten Tomatoes

$52M

ROI 298%

Worldwide Gross

Oscar Wins

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