55 Days at Peking
First aired on May 6, 1963
70%
Genres: 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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Charlton Heston | Maj. Matt Lewis
Ava Gardner | Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
David Niven | Sir Arthur Robertson
Flora Robson | Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
John Ireland | Sgt. Harry
Harry Andrews | Father de Bearn
Featured Crew
Nicholas Ray | Director
Philip Yordan | Screenplay
Bernard Gordon | Screenplay
Samuel Bronston | Producer
Michał Waszyński | Producer
Dimitri Tiomkin | Original Music Composer
