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55 Days at Peking

IMDb 6.9 1963 Movie 154 min

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.

History War Drama

Starring

Charlton Heston

Ava Gardner

David Niven

Flora Robson

John Ireland

Harry Andrews

Leo Genn

Robert Helpmann