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The Fortress

Release Date:October 20, 2017

Running Time:140 min

Genres:Drama, Action, History, War

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Cast

Lee Byung-hun Kim Yun-seok Park Hae-il Go Soo Park Hee-soon Song Young-chang Jo Woo-jin David Lee Heo Sung-tae Kim Pub-lae Jo A-in Jin Sun-kyu

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

Ancient Korea, 17th century. The powerful Khan of the Jurchen tribe of Manchuria, who fights the Ming dinasty to gain China, becomes the first ruler of the Qing dinasty and demands from King In-jo of Joseon to bow before him; but he refuses, being loyal to the Mings. On December 14th, 1636, the Qing horde invades Joseon, so King In-jo and his court shelter in the mountain fortress of Namhan and prepare to defend the kingdom.

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