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55 Days at Peking(1963)

NR05/06/1963 (US)HistoryWarDrama2h 34m
70%

Movie Score

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

Overview

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

Movie Cast

Charlton Heston photo

Charlton Heston

Maj. Matt Lewis

Ava Gardner photo

Ava Gardner

Baroness Natalie Ivanoff

David Niven photo

David Niven

Sir Arthur Robertson

Flora Robson photo

Flora Robson

Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi

John Ireland photo

John Ireland

Sgt. Harry

Harry Andrews photo

Harry Andrews

Father de Bearn

Leo Genn photo

Leo Genn

Gen. Jung-Lu

Robert Helpmann photo

Robert Helpmann

Prince Tuan

Kurt Kasznar photo

Kurt Kasznar

Baron Sergei Ivanoff

Paul Lukas photo

Paul Lukas

Dr. Steinfeldt

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$17,000,000.00

Revenue$10,000,000.00

Production CompanySamuel Bronston Productions

Original LanguageEnglish

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