Detective Dee and 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.
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Part of Detective Dee Collection (Tsui Hark)
3 films
Cast
16 people
Andy Lau Tak-wah
Detective Dee
Known for
Infernal Affairs
The Great Wall
Li Bingbing
Shangguan Jing'er
Known for
The Meg
Resident Evil: Retribution
Deng Chao
Pei Donglai
Known for
Shadow
The Mermaid
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Shatuo Zhong
Known for
The Shadow's Edge
The Lover
Carina Lau
Wu Zetian
Known for
Warriors of Future
Days of Being Wild
Richard Ng Yiu-hon
Wang Lu (before face-lift)
Known for
Winners & Sinners
Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong
Teddy Robin
Wang Lu (after face-lift)
Known for
Twin Dragons
Gallants
Liu Jinshan
Xue Yong
Known for
The Bravest
Yao Lu
Li Xiao
Known for
Confucius
Let the Bullets Fly
Wang Deshun
Xiazi Ling
Known for
Ne Zha 2
Big Fish & Begonia
He Shengming
Prison Officer
Known for
Restart the Earth
Moscow Mission
Huang Yonggang
Zhang Xun
Also in
Police Story: Lockdown
Blood: The Last Vampire
Tsui Hark Director · Zhang Jialu Screenplay Chen Kuofu Writer
Worldwide gross $52M · Budget $13M · United States release September 2, 2011
Box office
Budget
$13,000,000
Worldwide gross
$51,723,285
Gross vs. budget
4.0×
Production
Huayi Brothers Pictures
Production
Film Workshop
Production
Huayi Brothers
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China
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Languages
Original title
狄仁傑之通天帝國
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · Spanish
Release dates
Italy · September 5, 2010
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
China · September 29, 2010
Theatrical
United States · September 2, 2011
Theatrical
Australia
September 18, 2010 · Limited theatrical
China
September 28, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Huayi Cinema
France
April 20, 2011 · Theatrical
Germany
April 29, 2011 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 29, 2010 · Theatrical
Japan
May 5, 2012 · Digital
Spain
November 22, 2019 · Digital · Amazon Prime Video
Taiwan
October 8, 2010 · Theatrical
Thailand
September 30, 2010 · Theatrical
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