55 Days at Peking poster
Rating
7.0/10 (170 votes)
Popularity4
Runtime2h 34m
Release DateMay 6, 1963
Budget$17,000,000
Revenue$10,000,000

55 Days at Peking

A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!

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.

Production

Samuel Bronston Productions(US)
Allied Artists Pictures(US)

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Spoken Languages

English

Age Rating

All Ages

Key Crew

DirectorNicholas Ray
ScreenplayBernard Gordon
ScreenplayPhilip Yordan
Director of PhotographyJack Hildyard
ProducerMichał Waszyński
ProducerSamuel Bronston

Videos & Trailers

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The German Minister is Killed

The German Minister is Killed

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The Siege Begins

The Siege Begins

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