Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
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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.
- Released: 2010-09-18
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery
- Runtime: 2h 3m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 445 votes
Directed by Tsui Hark.
Top cast
- Andy Lau as Detective Dee
- Li Bingbing as Shangguan Jing'er
- Deng Chao as Pei Donglai
- Tony Leung Ka-fai as Shatuo Zhong
- Carina Lau as Wu Zetian
- Richard Ng Yiu-Hon as Wang Lu (before face-lift)
- Teddy Robin as Wang Lu (after face-lift)
- Liu Jinshan as Xue Yong
- Yao Lu as Li Xiao
- Wang Deshun as Xiazi Ling
Where to watch Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store
- Canada: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex
- Australia: stream on Beamafilm; watch free on Beamafilm; rent on Beamafilm
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