55 Days at Peking (1963)

Plot

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.

Videos

Trailer Trailer Clip The Siege Begins Clip The German Minister is Killed

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

Writers and directors

Nicholas RayDirectorf. 1911

Other films by the same director

Rebel Without a Cause1955

Philip YordanWriter

Bernard GordonWriter

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CinemaSerf ★ 7.0/10

It is tempting just to look upon this as an imperialist (Western, not Chinese) costume drama with fireworks. I think, however, it does merit a little more credit than that. Samuel Bronston pulls toget…27. Mar 2022

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