“1700 years to build. 5500 miles long. What were they trying to keep out?”
European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
Matt Damon
William
Jing Tian
Commander Lin Mae
Willem Dafoe
Ballard
Andy Lau
Strategist Wang
Pedro Pascal
Tovar
Zhang Hanyu
General Shao
Lu Han
Peng Yong
Lin Gengxin
Commander Chen
Eddie Peng Yu-Yan
Commander Wu
Huang Xuan
Commander Deng
The Great Wall is a action, adventure, fantasy film released in 2016 exploring themes of monster, china, archer, female soldier, historical fiction, explosion. Directed by Zhang Yimou, it stars Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Willem Dafoe. European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
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