The Great Battle

About The Great Battle

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.

The Great Battle (2018) is a history war film directed by Kim Kwang-sik. It runs 135 minutes and was released in September 2018.

The film is filed under siege, tang dynasty, fortress, and 7th century.

Zo In-sung appears as Ansi Fortress General Yang Man-chun, Nam Joo-hyuk as Sa-mool, Taehak-do Head, Park Sung-woong as Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang, and Bae Sung-woo as Ansi Fortress Aide-de-camp Choo Su-ji. The screenplay is by Kim Kwang-sik and Kim Yoo-jin. Produced by Studio & New. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and fuboTV.

Curse of the Golden Flower, The Assassin, and Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame make useful companions to The Great Battle. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 201 votes and it carries a R rating.