Detective Dee: Mystery of The Phantom Flame

– An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the i..

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Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 59 Minutes
Release Year:
2010
Original Name:
狄仁傑之通天帝國
Detective Dee: Mystery of The Phantom Flame
Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) - Also known as 狄仁傑之通天帝國

An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.

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Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) - Trailer

Release Date:

30 Sep 2010

Language:

Mandarin, Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Detective Dee

Detective Dee
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In 689 A.D., the Empress Wu Zetian is building a 66 m high statue of Buddha for her inauguration as the first empress of China under the objections and conspiracy of the other clans. When the engineer responsible for the construction mysteriously dies by spontaneous combustion, the superstitious workers are afraid since the man removed the good luck charms from the main pillar. There is an investigation of Pei Donglai and another investigator that also dies after withdrawing the amulets. Empress Wu assigns her loyal assistant Shangguan Jing'er to release the exiled Detective Dee from his imprisonment to investigate with Donglai and Jing'er the mystery of the deaths. They ride in a mystic and epic adventure to unravel the mystery.

Awards:

7 wins & 16 nominations.

Gross profit:

$489,955

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Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
Metacritic:
75%

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