55 Days at Peking

1963 · TMDB 6.9

Directed by Nicholas Ray

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.

Charlton Heston Ava Gardner David Niven Flora Robson John Ireland Harry Andrews Leo Genn Robert Helpmann Kurt Kasznar Philippe Leroy Paul Lukas Elizabeth Sellars

Director · Nicholas Ray Producer · Samuel Bronston Producer · Michał Waszyński Producer · Alan Brown Writer · Philip Yordan Writer · Bernard Gordon Cinematography · Jack Hildyard Composer · Dimitri Tiomkin Editor · Robert Lawrence

Runtime: 154 min
Released: 1963-05-06
Studio: Samuel Bronston Productions
Country: United States of America
Language: English
TMDB score: 6.9

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