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On the eve of the Boxer Uprising, a German foreign minister is killed. Maj. Lewis (Charlton Heston) is called as a witness to point out who ordered the attack. Empress Dowager Cixi (Flora Robson) gives the suggestion that all foreign diplomats should leave immediately.
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About 55 Days at Peking (Theatrical Release - May 29, 1963):
This historical epic dramatizes the Battle of Peking, a turning point of the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900. When Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi (Flora Robson) orders the Boxers, a group of Chinese secret societies, to massacre foreigners within China, a group of ambassadors, their families and staff hole up in a diplomatic compound. Major Matt Lewis of the United States Marine Corps (Charlton Heston) leads the defense while romancing Russian baroness Natalie Ivanoff (Ava Gardner).
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On the eve of the Boxer Uprising, a German foreign minister is killed. Maj. Lewis (Charlton Heston) is called as a witness to point out who ordered the attack. Empress Dowager Cixi (Flora Robson) gives the suggestion that all foreign diplomats should leave immediately.
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About 55 Days at Peking (Theatrical Release - May 29, 1963):
This historical epic dramatizes the Battle of Peking, a turning point of the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900. When Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi (Flora Robson) orders the Boxers, a group of Chinese secret societies, to massacre foreigners within China, a group of ambassadors, their families and staff hole up in a diplomatic compound. Major Matt Lewis of the United States Marine Corps (Charlton Heston) leads the defense while romancing Russian baroness Natalie Ivanoff (Ava Gardner).
#55DaysatPeking #CharltonHeston #BoxerRebellion
