55 Days at Peking is a 1963 historical epic film made by Samuel Bronston Productions and released by Allied Artists. It was produced by Samuel Bronston and directed by Nicholas Ray, Andrew Marton (credited as the second unit director) and Guy Green (uncredited). The screenplay was by Philip Yordan, Bernard Gordon, Ben Barzman and Robert Hamer, the music score by Dimitri Tiomkin and the cinematography by Jack Hildyard.
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55 Days at Peking is a 1963 historical epic film made by Samuel Bronston Productions and released by Allied Artists. It was produced by Samuel Bronston and directed by Nicholas Ray, Andrew Marton (credited as the second unit director) and Guy Green (uncredited). The screenplay was by Philip Yordan, Bernard Gordon, Ben Barzman and Robert Hamer, the music score by Dimitri Tiomkin and the cinematography by Jack Hildyard.
The large cast was headlined by Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner and David Niven. In addition to directing, Nicholas Ray plays the minor role of the head of the American diplomatic mission in China. This film is also the first known appearance of future martial arts film star Yuen Siu Tien. The acclaimed Japanese movie director Juzo Itami, credited in the movie as "Ichizo Itami", appears in the movie as Colonel Goro Shiba.
55 Days at Peking is a dramatization of the Boxer Rebellion which took place in 1900 China. Fed up by foreign encroachment, the Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi...
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