55 Days at Peking (1963)
7.0|6 May, 1963|154 min
A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!
7.0|6 May, 1963|154 min
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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.
Language
Budget$17,000,000
Revenue $10,000,000
English
Budget$17,000,000
Revenue $10,000,000
Keywords
epic
siege
beijing, china
1900s
boxer rebellion
Casts
Charlton Heston
Maj. Matt Lewis
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
Massimo Serato
Garibaldi
Jacques Sernas
Maj. Bobrinski
Jerome Thor
Capt. Andy Marshall
Geoffrey Bayldon
Smythe
Joseph Fürst
Capt. Hanselman
Walter Gotell
Capt. Hoffman
Jūzō Itami
Col. Shiba
Mervyn Johns
Clergyman
Alfredo Mayo
Spanish Minister
Martin Miller
Hugo Bergmann
Conchita Montes
Mme Gaumaire
José Nieto
Italian Minister
Eric Pohlmann
Baron von Meck
Aram Stephan
Gaumaire
Robert Urquhart
Capt. Hanley
Lynne Sue Moon
Teresa
Burt Kwouk
Old Man (voice)
Mike Steen
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Lucy Appleby
Martha (uncredited)
Félix Dafauce
Dutch Minister (uncredited)
Andrea Esterhazy
Austrian Minister (uncredited)
Carlos Casaravilla
Japanese Minister (uncredited)
R.S.M. Brittain
Sergeant Major (uncredited)
Michael Chow
Chiang (uncredited)
Chow Siu-Loi
Court Boxer (uncredited)
Mitchell Kowall
US Marine (uncredited)
Paul Naschy
Extra (uncredited)
Fernando Sancho
Belgian Minister (uncredited)
Lucille Soong
Concubine (uncredited)
Robert Rietti
Spanish Minister (voice) (uncredited)
Milton Reid
Boxer (uncredited)
Nicholas Ray
US Minister (uncredited)
Alfred Lynch
Gerald (uncredited)
John Moulder-Brown
Tommy (uncredited)
Guillermo Vera
El hombre del carrito (uncredited)
George Wang
Boxer Chief (uncredited)
Crews
Nicholas Ray
Director
Philip Yordan
Screenplay
Bernard Gordon
Screenplay
Samuel Bronston
Producer
Michał Waszyński
Producer
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
Jack Hildyard
Director of Photography
Robert Lawrence
Editor
Maude Spector
Casting
Veniero Colasanti
Production Design
John Moore
Production Design
Guy Green
Co-Director
Jesús Franco
Assistant Production Manager
Alan Brown
Producer
Veniero Colasanti
Set Decoration
John Moore
Set Decoration
Veniero Colasanti
Costume Design
John Moore
Costume Design
Mario Van Riel
Makeup Artist
Grazia De Rossi
Hairdresser
C.O. Erickson
Production Manager
Noël Howard
Second Unit Director
José López Rodero
Assistant Director
José María Ochoa
Assistant Director
David Hildyard
Sound Mixer
Alex Weldon
Special Effects
Guy Green
Director
Andrew Marton
Director
Manuel Berenguer
Second Assistant Camera
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