

55 Days at Peking
1963-05-06 · 154 min · ★ 6.9
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.
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- Directors
- Nicholas Ray
- Production companies
- Samuel Bronston Productions, Allied Artists Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 17,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 10,000,000
Top Cast
Charlton HestonMaj. Matt Lewis
Ava GardnerBaroness Natalie Ivanoff
David NivenSir Arthur Robertson
Flora RobsonDowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
John IrelandSgt. Harry
Harry AndrewsFather de Bearn
Leo GennGen. Jung-Lu
Robert HelpmannPrince Tuan
Kurt KasznarBaron Sergei Ivanoff
Philippe LeroyJulliard
Paul LukasDr. Steinfeldt
Elizabeth SellarsLady Sarah Robertson
Massimo SeratoGaribaldi
Jacques SernasMaj. Bobrinski
Jerome ThorCapt. Andy Marshall
Geoffrey BayldonSmythe
Joseph FürstCapt. Hanselman
Walter GotellCapt. Hoffman
Jūzō ItamiCol. Shiba
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