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.
Directed by: | Nicholas Ray |
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Written by: | Philip Yordan & Bernard Gordon |
Runtime: | 154 minutes |
Critics score: | |
Tagline: | A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics! |
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
Harry Andrews
Father de Bearn
![Charlton Heston](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/mJabHWZrjlFiF8U8Bbr8lSFtLX6.jpg)
Maj. Matt Lewis
![Ava Gardner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/kt4nKjQpfssgVIvv8vf96e090qG.jpg)
Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
![David Niven](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/gaUbyxDzPabQRzYnXS1cAmNjNGY.jpg)
Sir Arthur Robertson
![Flora Robson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/8Ptdv8auJVrXEzx0lzkzpcaXNu8.jpg)
Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
![John Ireland](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/bvwphkKbqBzAYopNBTdzrbkPRmF.jpg)
Sgt. Harry
![Harry Andrews](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/bKuzFkPNvvuqlxnJD06WT0r9WK4.jpg)
Father de Bearn
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Also known as:
- Les 55 Jours de Pékin
- Fifty Five Days at Peking