55 Days at Peking

Overview

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.

Crew

Cast

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

Leo Genn

Gen. Jung-Lu

Robert Helpmann

Prince Tuan

Kurt Kasznar

Baron Sergei Ivanoff

Philippe Leroy

Julliard

Paul Lukas

Dr. Steinfeldt

Elizabeth Sellars

Lady Sarah Robertson

Massimo Serato

Garibaldi

Jacques Sernas

Maj. Bobrinski

Jerome Thor

Capt. Andy Marshall

Geoffrey Bayldon

Smythe

Joseph Fürst

Capt. Hanselman

Walter Gotell

Capt. Hoffman

Jūzō Itami

Col. Shiba

Mervyn Johns

Clergyman

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