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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★ 8.6 · 2017
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★ 8.6 · 2017
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★ 8.5 · 2019
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★ 8.5 · 2018
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Great Battle. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedCurse of the Golden Flower
★ 6.8 · China
2 sharedHouse of Flying Daggers
★ 7.3 · China
2 sharedDetective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
★ 6.6 · China
2 sharedDetective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
★ 6.3 · China
2 sharedShadowless Sword
★ 6.2 · China
2 sharedThe Age of Shadows
★ 7.3 · South Korea
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.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 15m runtime, production spent $99K per minute on screen and earned $307K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
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 |