The Great Wall

2016 film by Zhang Yimou
Movie film Q19587336
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Summary

The Great Wall is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,945 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Zhang Yimou[3]
  • Screenwriter: Tony Gilroy[4], Doug Miro[5]
  • Composer: Ramin Djawadi[6]
  • Genre: action film[7], adventure film[8], science fiction film[9], drama film[10], fantasy film[11]
  • Cast member: Matt Damon[12], Andy Lau[13], Willem Dafoe[14], Pedro Pascal[15], Jing Tian[16], Lu Han[17], Zhang Hanyu[18], Eddie Peng[19], Lin Gengxin[20], Ryan Zheng[21], Huang Xuan[22], Cheney Chen[23], Wang Junkai[24], Numan Acar[25]
  • Producer: Jon Jashni[26], Charles Roven[27]
  • Production company: Universal Pictures[28]
  • Director of photography: Stuart Dryburgh[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Commons category: The Great Wall (film)[31]
  • Soundtrack release: The Great Wall – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33], DVD[34]
  • Review score: 4.9/10[35], 35%[36], 42/100[37]
  • Color: color[38]
  • Country of origin: United States[39], People's Republic of China[40]
  • Publication date: January 12, 2017[41], December 16, 2016[42], February 17, 2017[43], January 5, 2017[44]
  • Distributed by: Universal Pictures[45], UIP-Dunafilm[46]
  • Narrative location: China[47]
  • Official website: http://www.thegreatwallmovie.com/[48], https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-great-wall[49]
  • Filming location: Qingdao[50]
  • Main subject: Great Wall of China[51]
  • Film editor: Craig Wood[52]
  • Title: The Great Wall[53]
  • Has characteristic: 3D film[54]
  • MPA film rating: PG-13[55]

Why It Matters

The Great Wall has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · FinixFighter · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Blu-ray.com film id → 399810
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  2. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 15th century
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  3. 7w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14801 → the-great-wall-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mzm5odk
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  4. 10w ago · Kitt.karr.goliath · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filming location → Qingdao
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  5. 11w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 50707
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  7. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → John Myhre
    Publication date → +2017-01-12T00:00:00Z, +2016-12-16T00:00:00Z, +2017-02-17T00:00:00Z +1
    Ifco rating → 12A
    Screenwriter → Tony Gilroy, Doug Miro
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