20161h 43mDir. Zhang Yimou

The Great Wall

Name: The Great Wall
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 2016-12-16
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 2.5
Cast: Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Pedro Pascal

“1700 years to build. 5500 miles long. What were they trying to keep out?”

ActionAdventureFantasy

2.5 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 2.5 ★vs2nd Half: 2.5 ★

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European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.

Starring:Matt Damon,Jing Tian,Willem Dafoe,Andy Lau,Pedro Pascal

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

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

Ryan Zheng Kai

Shen

Karry Wang

Emperor

Key Production Crew

Director

Zhang Yimou

Screenplay & Writers

Max Brooks, Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick, Carlo Bernard

Cinematography

Zhao Xiaoding, Stuart Dryburgh

Original Score

Ramin Djawadi

Producers

Jon Jashni, Peter Loehr, Charles Roven

Film Details

Budget$150,000,000

Box Office Revenue$331,957,105

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Universal PicturesAtlas EntertainmentLe Vision PicturesLegendary PicturesLegendary EastChina Film Group Corporation

Keywords & Themes

#monster#china#archer#female soldier#historical fiction#explosion#period drama#british soldier#great wall of china#15th century

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

2.5

Why do Westerners have to 'save the day'? The Last Samurai, The Legend of Tarzan, The Great Wall, Lawrence of Arabia.... apparently nothing can be done until the Western character appears and shows the locals how to get...

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