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55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking
★ 6.9/10•1963•2h 34m•NR•History•War•Drama

A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!

Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, delayed relief and tacit support of the Boxers by the Empress of China and her generals.

Nicholas Ray · Director

Philip Yordan · Screenplay

Bernard Gordon · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 34m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 6, 1963
Budget$17,000,000
Revenue$10,000,000

Actors

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Maj. Matt Lewis

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Baroness Natalie Ivanoff

David Niven

David Niven

Sir Arthur Robertson

Flora Robson

Flora Robson

Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi

John Ireland

John Ireland

Sgt. Harry

Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

Father de Bearn

Leo Genn

Leo Genn

Gen. Jung-Lu

Robert Helpmann

Robert Helpmann

Prince Tuan

Kurt Kasznar

Kurt Kasznar

Baron Sergei Ivanoff

Philippe Leroy

Philippe Leroy

Julliard

Paul Lukas

Paul Lukas

Dr. Steinfeldt

Elizabeth Sellars

Elizabeth Sellars

Lady Sarah Robertson

Massimo Serato

Massimo Serato

Garibaldi

Jacques Sernas

Jacques Sernas

Maj. Bobrinski

Jerome Thor

Jerome Thor

Capt. Andy Marshall

Geoffrey Bayldon

Geoffrey Bayldon

Smythe

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