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55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

IMDB:

6.9
55 Days at Peking

Released

5/6/1963

Duration

2h 34m

Genre

History, War, Drama

Country

United States of America

Cast

Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven

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.

Cast

Charlton Heston

Maj. Matt Lewis

Charlton Heston

Ava Gardner

Baroness Natalie Ivanoff

Ava Gardner

David Niven

Sir Arthur Robertson

David Niven

Flora Robson

Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi

Flora Robson

John Ireland

Sgt. Harry

John Ireland

Harry Andrews

Father de Bearn

Harry Andrews

Leo Genn

Gen. Jung-Lu

Leo Genn

Robert Helpmann

Prince Tuan

Robert Helpmann

Kurt Kasznar

Baron Sergei Ivanoff

Kurt Kasznar

Philippe Leroy

Julliard

Philippe Leroy

Paul Lukas

Dr. Steinfeldt

Paul Lukas

Elizabeth Sellars

Lady Sarah Robertson

Elizabeth Sellars

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