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55 Days at Peking
“A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!”
U · 6 May 1963 · 154 min · English
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The film
Synopsis
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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Cast & characters
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
Paul Lukas
Dr. Steinfeldt
Elizabeth Sellars
Lady Sarah Robertson
Behind the camera
Key crew
- Director
- Nicholas Ray
- Writing
- Philip Yordan, Bernard Gordon
- Cinematography
- Jack Hildyard
- Original music
- Dimitri Tiomkin
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