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The Great Battle

The Great Battle

Fight to the death.

20186.82h 15m

Overview

Kingdom of Goguryeo, ancient Korea, 645. The ruthless Emperor Taizong of Tang invades the country and leads his armies towards the capital, achieving one victory after another, but on his way is the stronghold of Ansi, protected by General Yang Man-chu, who will do everything possible to stop the invasion, even if his troops are outnumbered by thousands of enemies.

Directed by Kim Kwang-sik
Written by Park Eun-kyo, Yoon Pil-joon, Mo Hong-jin
Produced by Kim Dae-geun, Mo Hong-jin, Kim Woo-taek
Box OfficeBudget: $13.3MRevenue: $41.5M

Top Cast

Zo In-sung

Zo In-sung

Ansi Fortress General Yang Man-chun

Nam Joo-hyuk

Nam Joo-hyuk

Sa-mool, Taehak-do Head

Park Sung-woong

Park Sung-woong

Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang

Bae Sung-woo

Bae Sung-woo

Ansi Fortress Aide-de-camp Choo Su-ji

Um Tae-goo

Um Tae-goo

Horse Commanding General Pa-so

Kim Seol-hyun

Kim Seol-hyun

Commanding General Baek Ha

Park Byung-eun

Park Byung-eun

Returned Government Head Poong

Oh Dae-hwan

Oh Dae-hwan

Battle-axes and Halberds Head Hwal-bo

Jung Eun-chae

Jung Eun-chae

Si-mi

Yu Oh-seong

Yu Oh-seong

Yeon Gaesomun

Themes & Keywords

siegetang dynastyfortressancient koreachinese invasion of koreakingdom of goguryeo, koreatang dinasty, chinastronghold7th century

About The Great Battle

The Great Battle is a war, history, action film released in 2018 exploring themes of siege, tang dynasty, fortress, ancient korea, chinese invasion of korea, kingdom of goguryeo, korea. Directed by Kim Kwang-sik, it stars Zo In-sung, Nam Joo-hyuk, Park Sung-woong. Kingdom of Goguryeo, ancient Korea, 645. The ruthless Emperor Taizong of Tang invades the country and leads his armies towards the capital, achieving one victory after another, but on his way is the stronghold of Ansi, protected by General Yang Man-chu, who will do everything possible to stop the invasion, even if his troops are outnumbered by thousands of enemies.

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