55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking (1963)

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

  • Genre: History, War, Drama
  • Release Date: 1963-05-06
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 162 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 34min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Samuel Bronston Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Nicholas Ray
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Summary

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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  • Charlton Heston

    as Maj. Matt Lewis
  • Ava Gardner

    as Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
  • David Niven

    as Sir Arthur Robertson
  • Flora Robson

    as Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
  • John Ireland

    as Sgt. Harry
  • Harry Andrews

    as Father de Bearn
  • Leo Genn

    as Gen. Jung-Lu
  • Robert Helpmann

    as Prince Tuan
  • Kurt Kasznar

    as Baron Sergei Ivanoff
  • Philippe Leroy

    as Julliard
  • Paul Lukas

    as Dr. Steinfeldt
  • Elizabeth Sellars

    as Lady Sarah Robertson
  • Massimo Serato

    as Garibaldi
  • Jacques Sernas

    as Maj. Bobrinski
  • Jerome Thor

    as Capt. Andy Marshall
  • Geoffrey Bayldon

    as Smythe
  • Joseph Fürst

    as Capt. Hanselman
  • Walter Gotell

    as Capt. Hoffman
  • Jūzō Itami

    as Col. Shiba
  • Mervyn Johns

    as Clergyman
  • Alfredo Mayo

    as Spanish Minister
  • Martin Miller

    as Hugo Bergmann
  • Conchita Montes

    as Mme Gaumaire
  • José Nieto

    as Italian Minister
  • Eric Pohlmann

    as Baron von Meck
  • Aram Stephan

    as Gaumaire
  • Robert Urquhart

    as Capt. Hanley
  • Lynne Sue Moon

    as Teresa
  • Burt Kwouk

    as Old Man (voice)
  • Mike Steen

    as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
  • Lucy Appleby

    as Martha (uncredited)
  • Félix Dafauce

    as Dutch Minister (uncredited)
  • Andrea Esterhazy

    as Austrian Minister (uncredited)
  • Carlos Casaravilla

    as Japanese Minister (uncredited)
  • R.S.M. Brittain

    as Sergeant Major (uncredited)
  • Michael Chow

    as Chiang (uncredited)
  • Chow Siu-Loi

    as Court Boxer (uncredited)
  • Mitchell Kowall

    as US Marine (uncredited)
  • Paul Naschy

    as Extra (uncredited)
  • Fernando Sancho

    as Belgian Minister (uncredited)
  • Lucille Soong

    as Concubine (uncredited)
  • Robert Rietti

    as Spanish Minister (voice) (uncredited)
  • Milton Reid

    as Boxer (uncredited)
  • Nicholas Ray

    as US Minister (uncredited)
  • Alfred Lynch

    as Gerald (uncredited)
  • John Moulder-Brown

    as Tommy (uncredited)
  • Guillermo Vera

    as El hombre del carrito (uncredited)
  • George Wang

    as Boxer Chief (uncredited)
Directing Nicholas Ray Director
Writing Philip Yordan Screenplay
Writing Bernard Gordon Screenplay
Production Samuel Bronston Producer
Production Michał Waszyński Producer
Sound Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer
Camera Jack Hildyard Director of Photography
Editing Robert Lawrence Editor
Production Maude Spector Casting
Art Veniero Colasanti Production Design
Art John Moore Production Design
Directing Guy Green Co-Director
Production Jesús Franco Assistant Production Manager
Production Alan Brown Producer

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