

55 Days at Peking (1963)
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- 3h 34m
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A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!
Overview
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.
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast

Charlton Heston
Maj. Matt Lewis

Ava Gardner
Baroness Natalie Ivanoff

David Niven
Sir Arthur Robertson

Flora Robson
Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi

John Ireland
Sgt. Harry

Harry Andrews
Father de Bearn

Leo Genn
Gen. Jung-Lu

Robert Helpmann
Prince Tuan

Kurt Kasznar
Baron Sergei Ivanoff

Philippe Leroy
Julliard
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