55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

154 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure | May 6, 1963

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.

55 Days at Peking

154 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure | May 6, 1963

55 Days at Peking
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Allied Artists Pictures, Samuel Bronston Productions
Original title 55 Days at Peking
Directors Guy Green, Nicholas Ray
Writers Philip Yordan, Bernard Gordon

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

Harry Andrews

as Father de Bearn

Leo Genn

as Gen. Jung-Lu

Robert Helpmann

as Prince Tuan

Kurt Kasznar

as Baron Sergei Ivanoff

Philippe Leroy

as Julliard

Paul Lukas

as Dr. Steinfeldt

Elizabeth Sellars

as Lady Sarah Robertson

Massimo Serato

as Garibaldi

Jacques Sernas

as Maj. Bobrinski

Jerome Thor

as Capt. Andy Marshall

Walter Gotell

as Capt. Hoffman

Lynne Sue Moon

as Teresa

Burt Kwouk

as Old Man (voice)

Mike Steen

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)