Charlton Heston
Maj. Matt Lewis
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55 Days at Peking is a 1963 American epic historical war film dramatizing the siege of the foreign legations' compounds in Beijing (then still Peking, in English) during the Boxer Uprising, which took place in China in the summer of 1900.
- $10 million
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- May 29, 1963
- Samuel Bronston
With Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson. During the 1900 Boxer Rebellion, U.S. marine, Maj. Matt Lewis, along with British consul, Sir Arthur Robertson, develop a plan to keep the rebels at bay until an international military relief force can arrive.
- Nicholas Ray, Guy Green, Andrew Marton
- 66
- 3 min
Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. An American major leads the defense against Chinese revolutionaries in 1900 Peking. Cast & Crew. Read More. Nicholas Ray. Director. Charlton Heston. Maj. Matt Lewis. Ava Gardner. Baroness Natalie Ivanoff. David Niven. Sir Arthur Robertson. Flora Robson.
- Nicholas Ray
- Charlton Heston
Summaries. During the 1900 Boxer Rebellion, U.S. marine, Maj. Matt Lewis, along with British consul, Sir Arthur Robertson, develop a plan to keep the rebels at bay until an international military relief force can arrive.
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This historical epic dramatizes the Battle of Peking, a turning point of the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900. When Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi (Flora Robson) orders the Boxers, a group of Chinese ...
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55 Days at Peking, American war film, released in 1963, that is an epic retelling of the siege of foreign legations in Beijing (Peking) during the Boxer Rebellion. The film is set during the 1900 uprising, in which Chinese nationals sought to drive out foreigners whom they believed were undermining.
