55 Days at Peking
  • Title: 55 Days at Peking
  • Original Title: 55 Days at Peking
  • Release Date: 06/05/1963
  • Tagline: A handful of men and women held out against the frenzied hordes of bloodthirsty fanatics!
  • Budget: $17,000,000.00
  • Duration:154 Min / 02:34
  • Country:US
  • Genre:HistoryWarDrama

About Film

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.

Movie Rating: 6.96

Total Votes: 169

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7/10
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...