55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking (A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!)
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 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
Genres
Director
Nicholas Ray
Budget / Revenue
$17.0M / $10.0M
