55 Days at Peking (1963)

154 min · Action, Drama, Monumental Film, drama film, war film

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Directors

Nicholas Ray

Cast

Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson, John Ireland, Harry Andrews

The story

Historical background Famine in Northern China is affecting millions of peasants by the summer of 1900. Starvation will be one of the major causes of the ensuing Boxer Rebellion. The legations of various industrialized countries are trapped in Beijing surrounded by Boxers who oppose their influence in China and the spread of Western Christianity.

Catalogue themes and tags

Adventure, Costume Adventure, Historical fiction, Epic, Period piece, Drama, War film, Historical Epic, Action, Political drama

Genres

Action, Drama, Monumental Film, drama film, war film

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