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55 Days at Peking

1963 · 154 min · Director: Nicholas Ray ★ IMDb 6.7 · 8,374 ratings

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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.

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55 Days at Peking (1963) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, History, War. AI estimate.

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Cast

Charlton Heston

Maj. Matt Lewis

Harry Andrews

Father de Bearn

RH
Robert Helpmann

KK
Kurt Kasznar

KK
Kurt Kasznar

Baron Sergei Ivanoff

PL
Philippe Leroy

Julliard

PL
Paul Lukas

Dr. Steinfeldt

ES
Elizabeth Sellars

Lady Sarah Robertson

MS
Massimo Serato

Garibaldi

JS
Jacques Sernas

Maj. Bobrinski

JT
Jerome Thor

Capt. Andy Marshall

JF
Joseph Fürst

Capt. Hanselman

Walter Gotell

Capt. Hoffman

JI
Jûzô Itami

Col. Shiba

MJ
Mervyn Johns

Clergyman

Details

Directed by
Nicholas Ray
Written by
Philip Yordan, Bernard Gordon
Type
Movies
Released
1963
Runtime
154 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, History, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 8,374 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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