55 Days at Peking
“A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!”
Synopsis
During the 1900 Boxer Rebellion, diplomats, soldiers, and representatives from a dozen nations work together to withstand the siege of the International Compound in Peking. Despite their differing national interests, they form a temporary alliance for survival, facing overwhelming odds, delayed relief, and the tacit backing of the Boxers by the Empress of China and her military commanders.
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Principal cast & crew: 24
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Robert LawrenceShot by Jack HildyardScored by Dimitri TiomkinDesigned by Veniero Colasanti
Box Office
1963 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$10.0M
Also known as
- 55 Tage in Pekingde
- 55 días en Pekínes
- Les 55 Jours de Pékinfr
- 55 giorni a Pechinoit
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Cast & Crew
24 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Charlton Heston
as Maj. Matt Lewis
Ava Gardner
as Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
David Niven
as Sir Arthur Robertson
Flora Robson
as Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
John Ireland
as Sgt. Harry
Harry Andrews
as Father de Bearn
John Ireland Nm0409869
as Sgt. Harry
Leo Genn
as Gen. Jung-Lu
Robert Helpmann
as Prince Tuan
Kurt Kasznar
as Baron Sergei Ivanoff
Philippe Leroy
as Julliard
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1Writers
3Producers
1Other crew
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