55 Days at Peking (1963)
55 Days at Peking is a 1963 history movie directed by Nicholas Ray, with a running time of 2h 34m. It stars Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner and David Niven.
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.
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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