55 Days at Peking

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

May 6 1963 Unrated 2h 34m
Action, Adventure, Drama

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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Plot

Diplomats, soldiers, and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1899 to 1901 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival, despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, delayed relief, and tacit support of the Boxers by Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi (Dame Flora Robson) and her Generals.

Written by

Robert Hamer, Philip Yordan, Bernard Gordon

Directed by

Nicholas Ray, Guy Green, Andrew Marton

Cast

Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Allied Artists Pictures, Samuel Bronston Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 5 nominations total

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