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… Read more
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55 Days at Peking
Where to watch: TCM
Movie · History · War · NR
1963 · 2h 34m · ★ 24% (8.3K)
A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!
Director: Nicholas Ray
Starring: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven
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.
Director
Nicholas Ray
Production
Samuel Bronston Productions, Allied Artists Pictures
Cast
Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson, John Ireland, Harry Andrews, Leo Genn, Robert Helpmann, Kurt Kasznar, Philippe Leroy, Paul Lukas, Elizabeth Sellars, Massimo Serato, Jacques Sernas, Jerome Thor, Geoffrey Bayldon, Joseph Fürst, Walter Gotell, Jūzō Itami, Mervyn Johns