The Great Battle

Sep 19, 2018

2h 15m

★ 6.7

Fight to the death.

Overview

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.

Genres

War

History

Action

Production Companies

Soojak Film

Studio & New

Motive Pictures

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Cast

Ansi Fortress General Yang Man-chun

Zo In-sung

Sa-mool, Taehak-do Head

Nam Joo-hyuk

Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang

Park Sung-woong

Ansi Fortress Aide-de-camp Choo Su-ji

Bae Sung-woo

Horse Commanding General Pa-so

Um Tae-goo

Commanding General Baek Ha

Kim Seol-hyun

Returned Government Head Poong

Park Byung-eun

Battle-axes and Halberds Head Hwal-bo

Oh Dae-hwan

Si-mi

Jung Eun-chae

Yeon Gaesomun

Yu Oh-seong

Sobyeoldori

Jang Kwang

Woo-dae

Sung Dong-il

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