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.

Director:Nicholas Ray
Writers:Bernard Gordon, Robert Hamer

Cast:
Charlton Heston ... Maj. Matt Lewis
Ava Gardner ... Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
David Niven ... Sir Arthur Robertson
Flora Robson ... Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
John Ireland ... Sgt. Harry
Harry Andrews ... Father de Bearn
Leo Genn ... Gen. Jung-Lu
Robert Helpmann ... Prince Tuan
Kurt Kasznar ... Baron Sergei Ivanoff
Philippe Leroy ... Julliard
Paul Lukas ... Dr. Steinfeldt
Elizabeth Sellars ... Lady Sarah Robertson
Massimo Serato ... Garibaldi
Jacques Sernas ... Maj. Bobrinski
Jerome Thor ... Capt. Andy Marshall
Geoffrey Bayldon ... Smythe


Country:USA
Language:English
Release Date:26 July 1963 (Australia)
Also Known As:55 Dias em Pequim
Filming Locations:Las Matas, Madrid, Spain See more »
Runtime:154 min
Sound Mix:70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System)
Color:Color (Technicolor)