55 Days at Peking

A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!

Duration: 154 min
Release date: 1963-05-06
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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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Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
as Maj. Matt Lewis
Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner
as Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
David Niven
David Niven
as Sir Arthur Robertson
Flora Robson
Flora Robson
as Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
John Ireland
John Ireland
as Sgt. Harry
Harry Andrews
Harry Andrews
as Father de Bearn
Leo Genn
Leo Genn
as Gen. Jung-Lu
Robert Helpmann
Robert Helpmann
as Prince Tuan
Kurt Kasznar
Kurt Kasznar
as Baron Sergei Ivanoff
Philippe Leroy
Philippe Leroy
as Julliard
Paul Lukas
Paul Lukas
as Dr. Steinfeldt
Elizabeth Sellars
Elizabeth Sellars
as Lady Sarah Robertson
Massimo Serato
Massimo Serato
as Garibaldi
Jacques Sernas
Jacques Sernas
as Maj. Bobrinski
Jerome Thor
Jerome Thor
as Capt. Andy Marshall
Geoffrey Bayldon
Geoffrey Bayldon
as Smythe
Joseph Fürst
Joseph Fürst
as Capt. Hanselman
Walter Gotell
Walter Gotell
as Capt. Hoffman
Jūzō Itami
Jūzō Itami
as Col. Shiba
Mervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns
as Clergyman
Alfredo Mayo
Alfredo Mayo
as Spanish Minister
Martin Miller
Martin Miller
as Hugo Bergmann
Conchita Montes
Conchita Montes
as Mme Gaumaire
José Nieto
José Nieto
as Italian Minister
Eric Pohlmann
Eric Pohlmann
as Baron von Meck
Aram Stephan
Aram Stephan
as Gaumaire
Robert Urquhart
Robert Urquhart
as Capt. Hanley
Lynne Sue Moon
Lynne Sue Moon
as Teresa
Burt Kwouk
Burt Kwouk
as Old Man (voice)
Mike Steen
Mike Steen
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Lucy Appleby
Lucy Appleby
as Martha (uncredited)
Félix Dafauce
Félix Dafauce
as Dutch Minister (uncredited)
Andrea Esterhazy
Andrea Esterhazy
as Austrian Minister (uncredited)
Carlos Casaravilla
Carlos Casaravilla
as Japanese Minister (uncredited)
R.S.M. Brittain
R.S.M. Brittain
as Sergeant Major (uncredited)
Michael Chow
Michael Chow
as Chiang (uncredited)
Chow Siu-Loi
Chow Siu-Loi
as Court Boxer (uncredited)
Mitchell Kowall
Mitchell Kowall
as US Marine (uncredited)
Paul Naschy
Paul Naschy
as Extra (uncredited)
Fernando Sancho
Fernando Sancho
as Belgian Minister (uncredited)
Lucille Soong
Lucille Soong
as Concubine (uncredited)
Robert Rietti
Robert Rietti
as Spanish Minister (voice) (uncredited)
Milton Reid
Milton Reid
as Boxer (uncredited)
Nicholas Ray
Nicholas Ray
as US Minister (uncredited)
Alfred Lynch
Alfred Lynch
as Gerald (uncredited)
John Moulder-Brown
John Moulder-Brown
as Tommy (uncredited)
Guillermo Vera
Guillermo Vera
as El hombre del carrito (uncredited)
George Wang
George Wang
as Boxer Chief (uncredited)
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