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Di Renjie zhi Tongtian diguo

  • 20102010
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Di Renjie zhi Tongtian diguo (2010)
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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An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.

IMDb RATING
6.6/10
11K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Hark Tsui
  • Writers
    • Chia-Lu Chang(screenplay)
    • Kuo-Fu Chen
    • Qianyu Lin(original story)
  • Stars
    • Tony Ka Fai Leung
    • Chao Deng
    • Carina Lau
  • Director
    • Hark Tsui
  • Writers
    • Chia-Lu Chang(screenplay)
    • Kuo-Fu Chen
    • Qianyu Lin(original story)
  • Stars
    • Tony Ka Fai Leung
    • Chao Deng
    • Carina Lau
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 45User reviews
    • 125Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 17 nominations

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    Andy Lau in Di Renjie zhi Tongtian diguo (2010)
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    Di Renjie zhi Tongtian diguo (2010)
    Andy Lau in Di Renjie zhi Tongtian diguo (2010)
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    Di Renjie zhi Tongtian diguo (2010)
    Di Renjie zhi Tongtian diguo (2010)
    Di Renjie zhi Tongtian diguo (2010)
    Bingbing Li in Di Renjie zhi Tongtian diguo (2010)
    Bingbing Li in Di Renjie zhi Tongtian diguo (2010)
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    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    • Shatuo Zhong
    Chao Deng
    Chao Deng
    • Pei Donglai
    Carina Lau
    Carina Lau
    • Empress Wu Zetian
    Bingbing Li
    Bingbing Li
    • Shangguan Jing'er
    • (as Li Bing Bing)
    Andy Lau
    Andy Lau
    • Detective Dee
    Jean-Michel Casanova
    • General Aspar
    • (as Michel)
    Sos Haroyan
    • Assistant to Umayyad Ambassador
    Jialin Zhao
    Jialin Zhao
    • Interpreter
    Yan Qin
    Yan Qin
    • Jia Yi
    Jinshan Liu
    • Xue Yong
    Aaron C. Shang
    • Shaizi
    • (as Aaron Shang)
    Deshun Wang
    • Xiazi Ling
    Mickey He
    Mickey He
    • Prison Officer
    • (as Shenming He)
    Lu Yao
    • Li Xiao
    Yanming Jiang
    • Undertaker
    Yonggang Huang
    • Zhang Xun
    Richard Ng
    Richard Ng
    • Wang Lu - before face-lift
    Teddy Robin Kwan
    Teddy Robin Kwan
    • Wang Lu - after face-lift
    • (as Teddy Robin)
    • Director
      • Hark Tsui
    • Writers
      • Chia-Lu Chang(screenplay)
      • Kuo-Fu Chen
      • Qianyu Lin(original story)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Based on the Chinese folk hero Di Renjie, popularized in the West by a series of detective novels written by Robert Van Gulik, who called him "Judge Dee".
    • Goofs
      General Asper, the Umayyad Ambassador, speaks modern day Spanish, a language that did not yet exist as such at the end of the 7th century CE.
    • Quotes

      Detective Dee: Ruling requires power and strategy, but right and wrong cannot be confused.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2010 (2010)

    User reviews45

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    beautiful
    The sources of seduction are more than familiar- somptuos cinematography, impressive fight scenes, good performances. The mix of mystery and history and fight scenes, policy and heroism, love and loyalty works in lovely manner. But the film has another basic virtue - the flaws. In many cases, they are a sin. In this case , they are just support for the nuances of a beautiful story, special not only for exoticism but for the inspired way to give a fascinating story about moral dilemmas in the skin of a policier.
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    • Jan 20, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 30, 2010 (China)
    • Countries of origin
      • China
      • Hong Kong
    • Official sites
      • Official site (China)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Mandarin
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame
    • Filming locations
      • Beijing, China
    • Production companies
      • China Film Co-Production Corporation
      • Film Workshop
      • Huayi Brothers Media
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $459,836
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $52,617
      • Sep 4, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $51,899,269
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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