55 Days at Peking (1963)

1963 · 154 min · History, War, Drama

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. Starring Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson and John Ireland.

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