55 Days at Peking
A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!
1963 • NR • 2h 34m
7/10
(159 users) 
Overview
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the Internati 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.
7/10
(159 users) Cast / Crew 
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 
Kurt Kasznar Baron Sergei Ivanoff 
Philippe Leroy Julliard 
Paul Lukas Dr. Steinfeldt 
Elizabeth Sellars Lady Sarah Robertson 
Massimo Serato Garibaldi 
Jacques Sernas Maj. Bobrinski 
Jerome Thor Capt. Andy Marshall 
Veniero Colasanti Production Design 
Nicholas Ray Director 
Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer Maude Spector Casting Robert Lawrence Editor Bernard Gordon Screenplay 
Philip Yordan Screenplay 
Jack Hildyard Director of Photography 
Michał Waszyński Producer Samuel Bronston Producer John Moore Production Design 
Guy Green Co-Director 
Jesús Franco Assistant Production Manager Alan Brown Producer
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 Kurt Kasznar Baron Sergei Ivanoff Philippe Leroy Julliard Paul Lukas Dr. Steinfeldt Elizabeth Sellars Lady Sarah Robertson Massimo Serato Garibaldi Jacques Sernas Maj. Bobrinski Jerome Thor Capt. Andy Marshall Veniero Colasanti Production Design Nicholas Ray Director Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer Maude Spector Casting Robert Lawrence Editor Bernard Gordon Screenplay Philip Yordan Screenplay Jack Hildyard Director of Photography Michał Waszyński Producer Samuel Bronston Producer John Moore Production Design Guy Green Co-Director Jesús Franco Assistant Production Manager Alan Brown Producer 
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