55 Days at Peking poster

55 Days at Peking

19632h 34mHistory · War · Drama
directed by Nicholas Ray

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

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Synopsis

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.

Cast

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