The Great Wall

The Great Wall

1962 · 136 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, History

In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Qin adopted autocratic dictatorship and led a luxurious life: abolition of feudalism and the centralization of power in the form of a now-hereditary bureaucracy loyal to himself; burning books and burying scholars; the construction of a sumptuous palace for his concubines and also the Great Wall.

Directed by Shigeo Tanaka · Written by Fuji Yahiro

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