Movie Description
55 Days at Peking
(1963)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Nicholas Ray
- Producer : Samuel Bronston,Michał Waszyński,Alan Brown
- Editor : Robert Lawrence
- Cast : Charlton Heston,Ava Gardner,David Niven,Flora Robson,John Ireland,Harry Andrews,Leo Genn,Robert Helpmann,Kurt Kasznar,Philippe Leroy,Paul Lukas,Elizabeth Sellars,Massimo Serato,Jacques Sernas,Jerome Thor,Geoffrey Bayldon,Joseph Fürst,Walter Gotell,Jūzō Itami,Mervyn Johns,Alfredo Mayo,Martin Miller,Conchita Montes,José Nieto,Eric Pohlmann,Aram Stephan,Robert Urquhart,Lynne Sue Moon,Burt Kwouk,Mike Steen,Lucy Appleby,Félix Dafauce,Andrea Esterhazy,Carlos Casaravilla,R.S.M. Brittain,Michael Chow,Chow Siu-Loi,Mitchell Kowall,Paul Naschy,Fernando Sancho,Lucille Soong,Robert Rietti,Milton Reid,Nicholas Ray,Alfred Lynch,John Moulder-Brown,Guillermo Vera,George Wang
Cast
Maj. Matt Lewis
Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
Sir Arthur Robertson
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
Smythe
Capt. Hanselman
Capt. Hoffman
Col. Shiba
Clergyman
Spanish Minister
Hugo Bergmann
Mme Gaumaire
Italian Minister
Baron von Meck
Gaumaire
Capt. Hanley
Teresa
Old Man (voice)
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Martha (uncredited)
Dutch Minister (uncredited)
Austrian Minister (uncredited)
Japanese Minister (uncredited)
Sergeant Major (uncredited)
Chiang (uncredited)
Court Boxer (uncredited)
US Marine (uncredited)
Extra (uncredited)
Belgian Minister (uncredited)
Concubine (uncredited)
Spanish Minister (voice) (uncredited)
Boxer (uncredited)
US Minister (uncredited)
Gerald (uncredited)
Tommy (uncredited)
El hombre del carrito (uncredited)
Boxer Chief (uncredited)
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Facts
Original Title55 Days at Peking
Status Released
Release Information
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1963-05-06
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 34m
Budget₹ 17000000
Revenue₹ 10000000
Production CompaniesSamuel Bronston Productions,Allied Artists Pictures
Genres
- History
- War
- Drama
