55 Days at Peking
movie
A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!
Released May 06, 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.
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
Paul Lukas
as
Dr. Steinfeldt
Elizabeth Sellars
as
Lady Sarah Robertson
Crew
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Veniero Colasanti
as
Production Design
Nicholas Ray
as
Director
Dimitri Tiomkin
as
Original Music Composer
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Maude Spector
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Casting
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Robert Lawrence
as
Editor
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Bernard Gordon
as
Screenplay
Philip Yordan
as
Screenplay
Jack Hildyard
as
Director of Photography
Michał Waszyński
as
Producer
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Samuel Bronston
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Producer
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John Moore
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Production Design
Jesús Franco
as
Assistant Production Manager