55 Days at Peking

IMDb 6.9HDNR1963

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.

Country: United States of America
Genres: History, War, Drama
Released: 1963-05-06
Directors: Nicholas Ray
Productions: Samuel Bronston Productions, Allied Artists Pictures
Casts: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson, John Ireland