55 Days at Peking (1963)
A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!
Starring Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven
Directed by Nicholas Ray,Guy Green
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.
Runtime: 154 min.
Rating: 6.475
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: History
Keywords: siege,epic,beijing, china
Cast
Maj. Matt Lewis
Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
Sir Arthur Robertson
Old Man (voice)
Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
Sgt. Harry
Father de Bearn
Gen. Jung-Lu
Prince Tuan
Baron Sergei Ivanoff
Julliard
Dr. Steinfeldt
Lady Sarah Robertson
Garibaldi
Maj. Bobrinski
Capt. Andy Marshall
Teresa
Undetermined Role (uncredited)