Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

"The Fate of an Empire Is in His Hands."

2010

2h 3m

6.5(411 votes)

Action

Adventure

Drama

Mystery

Overview

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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16 members

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劉德華

Detective Dee

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李冰冰

Shangguan Jing'er

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Deng Chao

Pei Donglai

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梁家輝

Shatuo Zhong

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劉嘉玲

Wu Zetian

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吳耀漢

Wang Lu (before face-lift)

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泰迪羅賓

Wang Lu (after face-lift)

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刘金山

Xue Yong

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Yao Lu

Li Xiao

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王德顺

Xiazi Ling

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He Shengming

Prison Officer

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黃永剛

Zhang Xun

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陈晓

Lu Li

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Jean-Michel Casanova

Umayyad Ambassador

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Sos Haroyan

Asst to Umayyad Ambassador

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Zhang Shuo

Unknown Role

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