55 Days at Peking

Name: 55 Days at Peking
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1963-05-06
Duration: 154 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson, John Ireland

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

6.9 (178 votes) May 1963 2h 34m NR

Drama History War

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.

Budget $17M Box Office $10M

Samuel Bronston Productions · Allied Artists Pictures

English