55 Days at Peking (1963)
May 6, 1963Release Date
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Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Charlton Heston](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3569-charlton-heston.webp)
Charlton Heston
Maj. Matt Lewis
![Ava Gardner](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24217-ava-gardner.webp)
Ava Gardner
Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
![David Niven](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/5790-david-niven.webp)
David Niven
Sir Arthur Robertson
![Flora Robson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25898-flora-robson.webp)
Flora Robson
Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
![John Ireland](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/21642-john-ireland.webp)
John Ireland
Sgt. Harry
![Harry Andrews](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11116-harry-andrews.webp)
Harry Andrews
Father de Bearn
![Leo Genn](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26511-leo-genn.webp)
Leo Genn
Gen. Jung-Lu
![Robert Helpmann](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/43453-robert-helpmann.webp)
Robert Helpmann
Prince Tuan
![Kurt Kasznar](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6302-kurt-kasznar.webp)
Kurt Kasznar
Baron Sergei Ivanoff
![Paul Lukas](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25657-paul-lukas.webp)
Paul Lukas
Dr. Steinfeldt
![Philippe Leroy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4249-philippe-leroy.webp)
Philippe Leroy
Julliard
![Nicholas Ray](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/38995-nicholas-ray.webp)
Nicholas Ray
Director
![Elizabeth Sellars](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19940-elizabeth-sellars.webp)
Elizabeth Sellars
Lady Sarah Robertson
![Robert Hamer](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/249220-robert-hamer.webp)
Robert Hamer
Writer
![Massimo Serato](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25113-massimo-serato.webp)
Massimo Serato
Garibaldi
![Jacques Sernas](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/39290-jacques-sernas.webp)
Jacques Sernas
Maj. Bobrinski
![Philip Yordan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/172988-philip-yordan.webp)
Philip Yordan
Writer
![Jerome Thor](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/207825-jerome-thor.webp)
Jerome Thor
Capt. Andy Marshall
![Bernard Gordon](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Bernard Gordon
Writer
![Geoffrey Bayldon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/5121-geoffrey-bayldon.webp)
Geoffrey Bayldon
Smythe
![Samuel Bronston](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Samuel Bronston
Producer
![Joseph Fürst](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6593-joseph-furst.webp)
Joseph Fürst
Capt. Hanselman
![Dimitri Tiomkin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/173986-dimitri-tiomkin.webp)
Dimitri Tiomkin
Composer
![Jack Hildyard](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/802163-jack-hildyard.webp)
Jack Hildyard
Cinematographer
![Walter Gotell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6330-walter-gotell.webp)
Walter Gotell
Capt. Hoffman
![Robert Lawrence](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert Lawrence
Editor
![Jūzō Itami](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/50440-juzo-itami.webp)
Jūzō Itami
Col. Shiba
![Maude Spector](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Maude Spector
CastingDirector
![Mervyn Johns](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22921-mervyn-johns.webp)
Mervyn Johns
Clergyman
![Alfredo Mayo](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/92425-alfredo-mayo.webp)
Alfredo Mayo
Spanish Minister
![Veniero Colasanti](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Veniero Colasanti
ProductionDesigner
![John Moore](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
John Moore
ProductionDesigner
![Martin Miller](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/5801-martin-miller.webp)
Martin Miller
Hugo Bergmann
![Conchita Montes](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/175649-conchita-montes.webp)
Conchita Montes
Mme Gaumaire
![José Nieto](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25708-jose-nieto.webp)
José Nieto
Italian Minister
![Eric Pohlmann](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/5767-eric-pohlmann.webp)
Eric Pohlmann
Baron von Meck
![Aram Stephan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/344600-aram-stephan.webp)
Aram Stephan
Gaumaire
![Robert Urquhart](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/21339-robert-urquhart.webp)
Robert Urquhart
Capt. Hanley
![Lynne Sue Moon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/623606-lynne-sue-moon.webp)
Lynne Sue Moon
Teresa
![Burt Kwouk](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/5724-burt-kwouk.webp)
Burt Kwouk
Old Man (voice)
![Mike Steen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/413146-mike-steen.webp)
Mike Steen
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
![Lucy Appleby](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/511911-lucy-appleby.webp)
Lucy Appleby
Martha (uncredited)
![Félix Dafauce](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/92466-felix-dafauce.webp)
Félix Dafauce
Dutch Minister (uncredited)
![Andrea Esterhazy](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Andrea Esterhazy
Austrian Minister (uncredited)
![Carlos Casaravilla](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/92462-carlos-casaravilla.webp)
Carlos Casaravilla
Japanese Minister (uncredited)
![R.S.M. Brittain](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
R.S.M. Brittain
Sergeant Major (uncredited)
![Michael Chow](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10391-michael-chow.webp)
Michael Chow
Chiang (uncredited)
![Chow Siu-Loi](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/155783-chow-siu-loi.webp)
Chow Siu-Loi
Court Boxer (uncredited)
Media.
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Details.
Release DateMay 6, 1963
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 34m
Content RatingNR
Budget$17,000,000
Box Office$10,000,000
Filming LocationsLas Rozas de Madrid, Spain
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
55 Days at Peking is a 1963 American epic historical war film dramatizing the siege of the foreign legations' compounds in Peking (now known as Beijing) during the Boxer Uprising, which took place in China in the summer of 1900. It was produced by Samuel Bronston for Allied Artists, with a screenplay by Philip Yordan and Bernard Gordon, and with uncredited contributions from Robert Hamer, Julian Halevy, and Ben Barzman. Noel Gerson wrote a screenplay novelization in 1963 under the pseudonym "Samuel Edwards".
The film was directed primarily by Nicholas Ray, although Guy Green and Andrew Marton assumed leadership in the latter stages of filming after Ray had fallen ill. Both men were uncredited. It stars Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, and David Niven, with supporting roles by Flora Robson, John Ireland, Leo Genn, Robert Helpmann, Harry Andrews, and Kurt Kasznar. It also contains the first known screen appearance of future martial arts film star Yuen Siu Tien. Japanese film director Juzo Itami, credited in the film as "Ichizo Itami", appears as Col. Goro Shiba.
55 Days at Peking was released by Allied Artists on May 29, 1963 and received mixed reviews, mainly for its historical inaccuracies and lack of character development. However, the film was praised for its acting, direction, music, action sequences, and production design. In addition to its mixed critical reviews, the film grossed only $10 million at the box office against a budget of $10 million. Despite this, the film was nominated for two Academy Awards. It was director Ray's last film until Lightning Over Water (1980).
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