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55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

Release: 1963-05-06 ·Runtime: 154m ·★ 7.0
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.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Samuel Bronston Productions
Allied Artists Pictures

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Cast

Mike Steen Mike Steen as Undetermined Role (uncredited) Lucille Soong Lucille Soong as Concubine (uncredited) Nicholas Ray Nicholas Ray as US Minister (uncredited) Robert Urquhart Robert Urquhart as Capt. Hanley David Niven David Niven as Sir Arthur Robertson John Ireland John Ireland as Sgt. Harry Harry Andrews Harry Andrews as Father de Bearn Eric Pohlmann Eric Pohlmann as Baron von Meck Charlton Heston Charlton Heston as Maj. Matt Lewis Robert Helpmann Robert Helpmann as Prince Tuan Aram Stephan Aram Stephan as Gaumaire Michael Chow Michael Chow as Chiang (uncredited) Kurt Kasznar Kurt Kasznar as Baron Sergei Ivanoff Philippe Leroy Philippe Leroy as Julliard Jerome Thor Jerome Thor as Capt. Andy Marshall Mervyn Johns Mervyn Johns as Clergyman Conchita Montes Conchita Montes as Mme Gaumaire Chow Siu-Loi Chow Siu-Loi as Court Boxer (uncredited) Paul Naschy Paul Naschy as Extra (uncredited) Flora Robson Flora Robson as Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi Massimo Serato Massimo Serato as Garibaldi Joseph Fürst Joseph Fürst as Capt. Hanselman Lucy Appleby Lucy Appleby as Martha (uncredited) Félix Dafauce Félix Dafauce as Dutch Minister (uncredited) Mitchell Kowall Mitchell Kowall as US Marine (uncredited) John Moulder-Brown John Moulder-Brown as Tommy (uncredited) Ava Gardner Ava Gardner as Baroness Natalie Ivanoff Leo Genn Leo Genn as Gen. Jung-Lu Martin Miller Martin Miller as Hugo Bergmann José Nieto José Nieto as Italian Minister Burt Kwouk Burt Kwouk as Old Man (voice) Fernando Sancho Fernando Sancho as Belgian Minister (uncredited) Paul Lukas Paul Lukas as Dr. Steinfeldt Elizabeth Sellars Elizabeth Sellars as Lady Sarah Robertson Jacques Sernas Jacques Sernas as Maj. Bobrinski Alfredo Mayo Alfredo Mayo as Spanish Minister Lynne Sue Moon Lynne Sue Moon as Teresa Carlos Casaravilla Carlos Casaravilla as Japanese Minister (uncredited) Milton Reid Milton Reid as Boxer (uncredited) Geoffrey Bayldon Geoffrey Bayldon as Smythe Walter Gotell Walter Gotell as Capt. Hoffman Jūzō Itami Jūzō Itami as Col. Shiba Robert Rietti Robert Rietti as Spanish Minister (voice) (uncredited) Alfred Lynch Alfred Lynch as Gerald (uncredited) George Wang George Wang as Boxer Chief (uncredited)