55 Days at Peking
A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!
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5/6/1963Runtime
154 minsOverview
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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EnglishBudget
$17,000,000Revenue
$10,000,000Homepage
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A sprawling historical war film that places you inside a desperate compound under siege, where survival requires nations to set aside their conflicts and stand together against overwhelming odds.
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Charlton Heston
Maj. Matt Lewis
Ava Gardner
Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
David Niven
Sir Arthur Robertson
Flora Robson
Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
John Ireland
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Harry Andrews
Father de Bearn
Leo Genn
Gen. Jung-Lu
Robert Helpmann
Prince Tuan
Kurt Kasznar
Baron Sergei Ivanoff
Philippe Leroy
Julliard
Paul Lukas
Dr. Steinfeldt
Elizabeth Sellars
Lady Sarah Robertson
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