55 Days at Peking (1963)

Name: 55 Days at Peking
Genre: History, War, Drama
Released: 1963-05-06
Duration: 2 h 34 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson, John Ireland

History, War, Drama • PT2H34M

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.

Director: Nicholas Ray

Top Cast

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

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