55 Days at Peking (1963)

05/28/1963 2h 34m

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

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Charlton Heston

as Maj. Matt Lewis

Born 10/04/1923

Died 04/05/2008, age

Ava Gardner

as Baroness Natalie Ivanoff

Born 12/24/1922

Died 01/25/1990, age

David Niven

as Sir Arthur Robertson

Born 02/28/1910

Died 07/29/1983, age

Flora Robson

as Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi

Born 03/28/1902

Died 07/07/1984, age

John Ireland

as Sgt. Harry

Born 01/31/1914

Died 03/21/1992, age

Harry Andrews

as Father de Bearn

Born 11/10/1911

Died 03/06/1989, age

Leo Genn

as Gen. Jung-Lu

Born 08/09/1905

Died 01/26/1978, age

Kurt Kasznar

as Baron Sergei Ivanoff

Born 08/13/1913

Died 08/06/1979, age

Paul Lukas

as Dr. Steinfeldt

Born 05/25/1894

Died 08/15/1971, age

Alfredo Mayo

as Spanish Minister

Born 05/17/1911

Died 05/19/1985, age

Robert Urquhart

as Capt. Hanley

Born 10/16/1921

Died 03/21/1995, age

Fernando Sancho

as Belgian Minister (uncredited)

Born 01/07/1916

Died 07/31/1990, age