55 Days at Peking (1963)


55 Days at Peking
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6.7 IMDB rating
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Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Maj. Matt Lewis
Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
David Niven

David Niven

Sir Arthur Robertson
Flora Robson

Flora Robson

Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
John Ireland

John Ireland

Sgt. Harry
Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

Father de Bearn
Leo Genn

Leo Genn

Gen. Jung-Lu
Robert Helpmann

Robert Helpmann

Prince Tuan


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Philip Yordan

Philip Yordan

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Release date : 7 August 1963
UPC: 786936147797
War (4), Epic (4), Drama (3), Action (3), 1960s (3), 1963 (2), China (2), Romance (2), Hollywood (2), History (2), Boxer Rebellion (1), Epic Saga (1), Usa (1), DVD (1), Rebellion (1), Boxer (1)
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"31.5. 2010 Nicholas Ray's "55 Days at Peking" is visually impressive but also morally suspicious with it's awkward stereotypes, pro-imperialist propaganda and simplification of true events. The story is set in the International Compound in Peking during Boxer Rebellion in year 1900. French, brits, yanks, austrians, russians and also people of some other nationalities are under high pressure and all they can do is to try to survive and fight with the small resources they have. In order to surviv"


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"Normaali Hollywood-spektaakkeli käsittämättömällä budjetilla, komeilla räjähdyksillä ja tuhansilla statisteilla sekä tähtinäyttelijöillä, etunenässä mahtava Charlton Heston, joka ei tosin ole tässä parhaimmillaan. Tällaiset elokuvat jaksavat aina viihdyttää, vaikka ovatkin aina vähintään 2½ tunnin pituisia. Tämä ei ole poikkeus. Tylsiä hetkiä tietenkin oli ja paljon väkisin tyrkytettyjä kohtauksia ja paljon paljon siirappisuutta, mutta eivät nekään riittäneet h"


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"Period: 1900 Event: Boxer Rebellion in China Historical Figure: Empress Dowager Cixi"


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