Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame vs The Turkish Gambit
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 6.3/10 for The Turkish Gambit). Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame is the shorter watch at 2h 3m compared with 2h 10m. The Turkish Gambit is the older of the two (2005 against 2010). Both are action, adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
The Turkish Gambit| Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame | The Turkish Gambit | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2005 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tsui Hark | Dzhanik Fayziev |
| Main cast | Li Bingbing, Tony Leung Ka-fai, He Shengming, Carina Lau, Andy Lau | Vladimir Ilin, Velimir Velev, Gosha Kutsenko, Aleksey Guskov, Aleksandr Baluev |
Synopsis
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
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.
The Turkish Gambit
The film is based on the second book from the Adventures of Erast Petrovich Fandorin series of novels written by the Russian author Boris Akunin. The film takes place in 1877 during the Russian-Turkish war. Erast Fandorin has just escaped from Turkish prison and is trying to get on the Russian side as soon as possible to give important information about the upcoming attack of the enemy. On his way he meets Varvara Suvorova, a young lady who is…
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