---
title: 'The Great Wall (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Zhang Yimou'
released: '2016-12-16'
runtime_minutes: 103
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-wall-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2034800/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Wall (2016)

2016 · PG-13 · 103 min · Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction · People's Republic of China, United States


## Synopsis

The Great Wall is a 2016 monster film directed by Zhang Yimou, with a screenplay by Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro and Tony Gilroy, from a story by Max Brooks, Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. An American and Chinese co-production starring Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, and Andy Lau, the plot centers on two European mercenary warriors imprisoned by imperial Chinese forces within the Great Wall of China after arriving in search of gunpowder, eventually joining forces with the Chinese to help combat an alien threat. The Great Wall is Zhang's first English-language film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Zhang Yimou](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-yimou)
- **Screenplay:** [Tony Gilroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-gilroy), [Doug Miro](https://cinepixo.com/people/doug-miro)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ramin Djawadi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ramin-djawadi)
- **Producer:** [Charles Roven](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-roven), [Jon Jashni](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-jashni)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stuart Dryburgh](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-dryburgh)
- **Editor:** [Craig Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-wood)

## Cast

- [Jing Tian](https://cinepixo.com/people/jing-tian) as Commander Lin Mae
- [Wang Junkai](https://cinepixo.com/people/wang-junkai) as Emperor Renzong of Song
- [Andy Lau](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-lau) as Strategist Wang
- [Numan Acar](https://cinepixo.com/people/numan-acar)
- [Eddie Peng](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-peng) as Commander Wu
- [Zhang Hanyu](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-hanyu) as General Shao
- [Mackenzie Foy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mackenzie-foy)
- [Willem Dafoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/willem-dafoe) as Sir Ballard
- [Lin Gengxin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lin-gengxin)
- [Ryan Zheng](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryan-zheng)
- [Matt Damon](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-damon) as William Garin
- [Pedro Pascal](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-pascal) as Pero Tovar
- [Lu Han](https://cinepixo.com/people/lu-han) as Peng Yong
- [Cheney Chen](https://cinepixo.com/people/cheney-chen)
- [Johnny Cicco](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-cicco)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-wall-2016
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