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A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics! - 55 Days at Peking
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Title: 55 Days at Peking

Release Date: 6 May 1963

Runtime: 2h 34m

Genre: History, War, Drama

Director: Samuel Bronston Productions, Allied Artists Pictures

Production Companies: Samuel Bronston Productions, Allied Artists Pictures

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.

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Average Vote: 7 (164 votes)

Cast

  • Maj. Matt Lewis: Charlton Heston
  • Baroness Natalie Ivanoff: Ava Gardner
  • Sir Arthur Robertson: David Niven
  • Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi: Flora Robson
  • Sgt. Harry: John Ireland
  • Father de Bearn: Harry Andrews
  • Gen. Jung-Lu: Leo Genn
  • Prince Tuan: Robert Helpmann
  • Baron Sergei Ivanoff: Kurt Kasznar
  • Julliard: Philippe Leroy
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