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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by Sammo Hung released in USA on 2 september 2011 with Andy Lau
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
狄仁傑之通天帝國, Dí Rénjié zhī tōng tiān dìguó
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Add to a movie listDetective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (Simplified Chinese: 狄仁杰之通天帝国, Traditional Chinese: 狄仁傑之通天帝國, Hanyu pinyin: Dí Rénjié zhī tōngtiān dìguó) is a 2010 Chinese-Hong Kong action mystery film directed and produced by Tsui Hark, and features art direction and fight choreography by Sammo Hung, and stars Andy Lau as the titular protagonist. The supporting cast includes Carina Lau, Li Bingbing, Deng Chao and Tony Leung Ka-fai.
The film tells the story of the fictional account of Di Renjie, one of the most celebrated officials of the Tang Dynasty.
Principal photography for Detective Dee began in May 2009; the film was shot at Hengdian World Studios in Zhejiang, China. Detective Dee was released in China on 29 September 2010 and in Hong Kong on 30 September 2010. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 2010 Venice Film Festival. The film also made its North America debut by premiering at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.
The character of Judge Dee was made famous in western countries by Robert van Gulik, who wrote 17 new Judge Dee mysteries between 1946 and 1967 based on the 18th century gong'an crime novel Di Gong'an. The series is now being continued by French author Frédéric Lenormand. The prequel Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon was released on 28 September 2013, with Mark Chao as young Detective Dee.
Synopsis
In year 689 of the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian is about to be crowned the first Empress in China despite opposition from Tang officials. To mark this occasion, she has a colossal Buddha figure built overlooking her palace. However, an official inspecting the Buddha's progress mysteriously erupts into flames. Penal officer Pei Donglai and his superior investigate and interrogates the supervising builder, a man named Shatuo, who was formerly imprisoned after he took part in a rebellion eight years ago. They find nothing, however, and Pei's superior dies soon after in the same manner as the official.Actors
Andy Lau
(Detective Dee (Di Renjie))
Carina Lau
(Wu Zetian (The Empress))
Li Bingbing (李冰冰)
(Shangguan Jing'er)
Tony Leung Ka-fai
(Shatuo Zhong)
Deng Chao
(Pei Donglai)
Judge Dee
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