Film
55 Days at Peking
1963· NR· 2h 34m· Drama· History· War
“A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!”
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.
1963-05-06
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Key Crew
DirectorNicholas Ray
ScreenplayBernard Gordon
ProducerAlan Brown
Director of PhotographyJack Hildyard
Original Music ComposerDimitri Tiomkin
EditorRobert Lawrence
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 27 crew)
Details
Released1963-05-06
Runtime2h 34m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosSamuel Bronston Productions · Allied Artists Pictures
Budget$17M
Box office$10M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.9/10 · 186 votes
Original languageen
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