In Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, Tsui Hark mixes martial arts and Sherlock Holmes-style sleuthing scmp.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scmp.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung Chiu-wai star in John Woo’s 1992 film Hard Boiled, the epitome of the director’s stylised filmmaking and storytelling. We look at the stories behind the making of a classic.