55 Days at Peking
– Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the Internati..
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.
06 May 1963
English
Nicholas Ray, Guy Green
Robert Hamer (additional dialogue), Philip Yordan (screenplay), Bernard Gordon (screenplay)
Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson
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.
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 nominations.
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