55 Days at Peking (1963)
A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!
1963 · NR · 2h 34m · History, War, Drama
Genres: History, War, 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.
Director: Nicholas Ray
Writers: Bernard Gordon, Philip Yordan
Music by: Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography: Jack Hildyard
Editor: Robert Lawrence
Box office: $10M · Budget: $17M · Rated 6.9/10 by 187 viewers
Cast
Charlton Heston as Maj. Matt LewisAva Gardner as Baroness Natalie IvanoffDavid Niven as Sir Arthur RobertsonFlora Robson as Dowager Empress Tzu-HsiJohn Ireland as Sgt. HarryHarry Andrews as Father de BearnLeo Genn as Gen. Jung-LuRobert Helpmann as Prince TuanKurt Kasznar as Baron Sergei IvanoffPhilippe Leroy as JulliardPaul Lukas as Dr. SteinfeldtElizabeth Sellars as Lady Sarah RobertsonMore like this
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