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The siege lasted 55 days, marked by intense combat and a brief truce, until an international relief force arrived from the coast, defeated the Qing forces, and lifted the siege. The failure of the siege and the subsequent occupation of Peking by foreign powers significantly weakened the Boxer Rebellion, leading to its eventual suppression and ...
- Allied victory
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55 Days at Peking (1963) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Shiba's role in the Boxer Rebellion is often highlighted in Western accounts of the conflict. In the 1963 film 55 Days at Peking about the siege of international legations he is a supporting character, played by future director Juzo Itami .
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.
The Japanese Colonel Shiba, played by Ichizo Itami, is the only major character among those depicted in the besieged legations who has the real name of a key participant in the actual historical events.
Actors and roles, crew of 55 Days at Peking (1963). Who was filming and what role he played.
55 Days at Peking focuses on three main characters. Heston plays Matt Lewis, the tough-as-nails American major who takes command of a 500-man defense unit inside the diplomatic compound.
