The Great Wall (2016)

Directed by

Zhang Yimou

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, action film, adventure film, science fiction film

Country

People's Republic of China, United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 5,586 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two European mercenaries are captured by Chinese soldiers at the Great Wall. They join forces with a Chinese army to fight against alien creatures that attack the Wall.

epicaction-packedfast-pacedvisually stunningdramaticsuspensefulmilitarymonster-filled

What happens

The Great Wall (simplified Chinese: 长城; traditional Chinese: 長城) is a 2016 monster film directed by Zhang Yimou, with a screenplay by Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro and Tony Gilroy, from a story by Max Brooks, Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. An American and Chinese co-production starring Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, and Andy Lau, the plot centers on two European mercenary warriors (Damon and Pascal) imprisoned by imperial Chinese forces within the Great Wall of China after arriving in search of gunpowder, eventually joining forces with the Chinese to help combat an alien threat. The Great Wall is Zhang's first English-language film. Principal photography for the film began on March 30, 2015, in Qingdao, China, and it premiered in Beijing on December 6, 2016. It was released by China Film Group in China on December 16, 2016, the United States on February 17, 2017, by Universal Pictures, and in Japan on April 14, 2017, by Toho-Towa. The film, which received mixed reviews from critics, grossed $334.9 million worldwide and was considered a box-office bomb for losing up to $75 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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