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55 Days at Peking (1963)

Movie"A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!"
Audience Score
70
55 Days at Peking
NR 2 hr 34 minMay 28th, 1963Drama, History, War
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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.
StarringCharlton HestonAva GardnerDavid Niven
DirectorsNicholas RayGuy GreenAndrew Marton

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 28th, 1963
Movie Budget:$17,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$10,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Samuel Bronston Productions, Allied Artists Pictures
Movie Tags:
1900ssiegebeijing, chinaboxer rebellion