May 06, 1963
154 min
Full-HD

55 Days at Peking (1963)

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.

Category

History War Drama

Country

United States of America

Companies

Samuel Bronston Productions Allied Artists Pictures

Charlton Heston

Maj. Matt Lewis

Ava Gardner

Baroness Natalie Ivanoff

David Niven

Sir Arthur Robertson

Flora Robson

Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi

John Ireland

Sgt. Harry

Harry Andrews

Father de Bearn

Leo Genn

Gen. Jung-Lu

Robert Helpmann

Prince Tuan

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