55 Days at Peking

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55 Days at Peking (1963)

NR 28/5/1963 (US) History, War, Drama 2h 34m

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

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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.

Nicholas Ray

Director
Bernard Gordon

Screenplay
Philip Yordan

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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
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Escrito por CinemaSerf el 27 de marzo de 2022

It is tempting just to look upon this as an imperialist (Western, not Chinese) costume drama with fireworks. I think, however, it does merit a little more credit than that. Samuel Bronston pulls together quite a cast as Hollywood (via Madrid and Valencia) gives us it's version of the failed/foiled Boxer rebellion that lead to the ultimate decline of the Dragon Throne. Charlton Heston and David Niven develop a decent enough chemistry as the story takes shape, and Ava Gardner, Flora Robson, Leo Genn and Paul Lukas ensure there is some strength and depth to the supporting cast, and therefore to th... Leer el resto

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