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55 Days at Peking (1963)

NR ★ 6.9/10 154 min History, War, Drama United States English
Director: Nicholas Ray
Streaming: Not available
A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!

Description

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 Maj. Matt Lewis
Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
David Niven
David Niven Sir Arthur Robertson
Flora Robson
Flora Robson Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
John Ireland
John Ireland Sgt. Harry
Harry Andrews
Harry Andrews Father de Bearn
Leo Genn
Leo Genn Gen. Jung-Lu
Robert Helpmann
Robert Helpmann Prince Tuan

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