The Great Battle
2018 2h 15m movie Film South Korea

The Great Battle

안시성

“Fight to the death”

Synopsis

안시성

“Fight to the death”

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 2017–2019 South Korea Window

271 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Great Battle sits at position #191.

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Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Great Battle. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Great Battle premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$13.3M
Budget
$41.5M
Revenue
$28.2M
Net Profit
3.1×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 15m runtime, production spent $99K per minute on screen and earned $307K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
142
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #774 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among South Korea War productions specifically: #26 of 35 (top 74%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Spoken Languages Korean, Mandarin
Production Companies Soojak Film, Next Entertainment World, Studio & New
Runtime 2h 15m
Release Date September 19, 2018
IMDb tt6931414
Official Site www.wellgousa.com

Themes & Motifs

  • siege
  • tang dynasty
  • fortress
  • ancient korea
  • chinese invasion of korea
  • kingdom of goguryeo
  • korea
  • tang dinasty
  • china
  • stronghold
  • 7th century

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