Information
Release DateMay 6, 1963
Runtime2h 34m
StatusReleased
Budget$17M
Revenue$10M
ProductionSamuel Bronston Productions, Allied Artists Pictures
LanguagesEnglish
7.0
168 votesPopularity1
55 Days at Peking
"A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!"
Synopsis
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 & Crew
Director
Featured Cast
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
