55 Days at Peking (1963)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!
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.
- Released: 1963-05-06
- Genres: History, War, Drama
- Runtime: 2h 34m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 194 votes
Directed by Nicholas Ray.
Top 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
- Leo Genn as Gen. Jung-Lu
- Robert Helpmann as Prince Tuan
- Kurt Kasznar as Baron Sergei Ivanoff
- Philippe Leroy as Julliard
Where to watch 55 Days at Peking
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
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