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Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner and David Niven in...

55 Days at Peking

( Catalog Number ID3681PF )
(2.20:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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55 Days at Peking
1963 - 159 min. - Color
Genre: Action

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
This historical epic with its all-star cast, set in China in 1900, focuses on the infamous Boxer Rebellion. During these riots a group of Chinese, opposed to the presence of foreigners on their soil, attacked the embassies of countries they felt had exploited China by swallowing up and controlling its commercial markets. For 55 days, a few hundred officials from western countries like Great Britain, France, Germany, and the U.S. struggled against an onslaught of over 130,000 Chinese warriors. Director Nicholas Ray did not complete the film. Some of the large-scale battle scenes were directed by Andrew Marton.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Samuel Bronston produced this extravagant blockbuster, shot in Super Technirama 70. Nominally directed by Nicholas Ray (who makes a brief appearance as the U.S. ambassador), Ray was taken off the film and replaced by the more pliable directorial touches of Andrew Marton. Charlton Heston stars as Maj. Matt Lewis, the leader of an army of multinational soldiers who head to Peking during the infamous Boxer Rebellion of 1900. As the film unfolds, the foreign embassies in Peking are being held in a grip of terror as the Boxers set about massacring Christians in an anti-Christian nationalistic fever. Inside the besieged compound, the finicky British ambassador (David Niven) gathers the beleaguered ambassadors into a defensive formation. Included in the group of high-level dignitaries is a sultry Russian Baroness (Ava Gardner) who takes a shine to Lewis upon his arrival at the embassy compound with his group of soldiers. As Lewis and the group conserve food and water and try to save some hungry children, they await the arrival of expected reinforcements, but the tricky Chinese Empress Tzu Hsi (Flora Robson) is, in the meantime, plotting with the Boxers to break the siege at the compound with the aid of Chinese recruits. --- Paul Brenner

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Cast for 55 Days at Peking

Charlton Heston - Maj. Matt Lewis
Ava Gardner - Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
David Niven - Sir Arthur Robinson
Flora Robson - Dowager Empress Tsu Hzi
John Ireland - Sergeant Harry
Leo Genn - Gen. Jung-Lu
Harry Andrews - Father de Bearn
Robert Helpmann - Prince Tuan
Ichizo Itami - Col. Shiba
Kurt Kasznar - Baron Sergei Ivanoff
Philippe Leroy - Julliard
Paul Lukas - Dr. Steinfeldt
Lynne Sue Moon - Teresa
Elizabeth Sellars - Lady Sarah Robertson
Massimo Serato - Garibaldi
Jacques Sernas - Maj. Bobrinski
Jerome Thor - Lt. Andy Marshall
Geoffrey Bayldon - Smythe
Joseph Furst - Capt. Hanselman
Walter Gotell - Capt. Hoffman
Alfred Lynch - Gerald
Alfredo Mayo - Spanish Minister
Martin Miller - Hugo Bergmann
Jose Nieto - Italian Minister
Eric Pohlmann - Baron von Meck
Aram Stephan - Gaumaire
Robert Urquhart - Capt. Hanley
R.S.M. Brittain - Sgt. Britten
Felix Defauce - Dutch Minister
Andre Eszterhazy - Austrian Minister
Carlos Casaravilla - Japanese Minister
Fernando Sancho - Belgian Minister
Michael Chow - Chiang
Mitchell Kowal - U.S. Marine
John A. Tinn
George Wang - Boxer Chief
Stephen Young
Andy Ho
Nicholas Ray - American Minister
Mervyn Johns - Clergyman
John Moulder-Brown

Crew for 55 Days at Peking

Nicholas Ray - Director
Samuel Bronston - Producer
S. Edwards - Book Author
Bernard Gordon - Screenwriter
Robert Hamer - Screenwriter
Philip Yordan - Screenwriter
Manuel Berenguer - Cinematographer
Jack Hildyard - Cinematographer
Dimitri Tiomkin - Songwriter / Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Paul Webster - Songwriter
Robert Lawrence - Editor
Veniero Colasanti - Costume Designer / Production Designer / Set Designer
John J. Moore - Costume Designer / Production Designer / Set Designer
Mario Van Riel - Makeup
Alex C. Weldon - Special Effects
Jose Lopez Rodero - First Assistant Director
Maude Spector - Casting
Lucie Lichtig - Continuity
Andrew Marton - Second Unit Director

Awards for 55 Days at Peking

Best Original Score (nom) Dimitri Tiomkin 1963 Academy
Best Song (nom) Paul Webster 1963 Academy
Best Song (nom) Dimitri Tiomkin 1963 Academy

Feature Details

Title: 55 Days at Peking
Feature Release Date: 1963
Genre: Action
Color: Color
Runtime: 159 Minutes
Chapters: 25
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 2.20:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Technical Details

LD Release Date: 22 Jan 1997
Catalog Number: ID3681PF
UPC: 014381368161
Manufacturer: Kuraray
Publisher: Image Entertainment

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Jacket
Sound Analog Right: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: ID3681PF
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner and David Niven in...

55 Days at Peking

( Catalog Number ID3681PF )
(2.20:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
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55 Days at Peking
1963 - 159 min. - Color
Genre: Action

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
This historical epic with its all-star cast, set in China in 1900, focuses on the infamous Boxer Rebellion. During these riots a group of Chinese, opposed to the presence of foreigners on their soil, attacked the embassies of countries they felt had exploited China by swallowing up and controlling its commercial markets. For 55 days, a few hundred officials from western countries like Great Britain, France, Germany, and the U.S. struggled against an onslaught of over 130,000 Chinese warriors. Director Nicholas Ray did not complete the film. Some of the large-scale battle scenes were directed by Andrew Marton.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Samuel Bronston produced this extravagant blockbuster, shot in Super Technirama 70. Nominally directed by Nicholas Ray (who makes a brief appearance as the U.S. ambassador), Ray was taken off the film and replaced by the more pliable directorial touches of Andrew Marton. Charlton Heston stars as Maj. Matt Lewis, the leader of an army of multinational soldiers who head to Peking during the infamous Boxer Rebellion of 1900. As the film unfolds, the foreign embassies in Peking are being held in a grip of terror as the Boxers set about massacring Christians in an anti-Christian nationalistic fever. Inside the besieged compound, the finicky British ambassador (David Niven) gathers the beleaguered ambassadors into a defensive formation. Included in the group of high-level dignitaries is a sultry Russian Baroness (Ava Gardner) who takes a shine to Lewis upon his arrival at the embassy compound with his group of soldiers. As Lewis and the group conserve food and water and try to save some hungry children, they await the arrival of expected reinforcements, but the tricky Chinese Empress Tzu Hsi (Flora Robson) is, in the meantime, plotting with the Boxers to break the siege at the compound with the aid of Chinese recruits. --- Paul Brenner

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Cast for 55 Days at Peking

Charlton Heston - Maj. Matt Lewis
Ava Gardner - Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
David Niven - Sir Arthur Robinson
Flora Robson - Dowager Empress Tsu Hzi
John Ireland - Sergeant Harry
Leo Genn - Gen. Jung-Lu
Harry Andrews - Father de Bearn
Robert Helpmann - Prince Tuan
Ichizo Itami - Col. Shiba
Kurt Kasznar - Baron Sergei Ivanoff
Philippe Leroy - Julliard
Paul Lukas - Dr. Steinfeldt
Lynne Sue Moon - Teresa
Elizabeth Sellars - Lady Sarah Robertson
Massimo Serato - Garibaldi
Jacques Sernas - Maj. Bobrinski
Jerome Thor - Lt. Andy Marshall
Geoffrey Bayldon - Smythe
Joseph Furst - Capt. Hanselman
Walter Gotell - Capt. Hoffman
Alfred Lynch - Gerald
Alfredo Mayo - Spanish Minister
Martin Miller - Hugo Bergmann
Jose Nieto - Italian Minister
Eric Pohlmann - Baron von Meck
Aram Stephan - Gaumaire
Robert Urquhart - Capt. Hanley
R.S.M. Brittain - Sgt. Britten
Felix Defauce - Dutch Minister
Andre Eszterhazy - Austrian Minister
Carlos Casaravilla - Japanese Minister
Fernando Sancho - Belgian Minister
Michael Chow - Chiang
Mitchell Kowal - U.S. Marine
John A. Tinn
George Wang - Boxer Chief
Stephen Young
Andy Ho
Nicholas Ray - American Minister
Mervyn Johns - Clergyman
John Moulder-Brown

Crew for 55 Days at Peking

Nicholas Ray - Director
Samuel Bronston - Producer
S. Edwards - Book Author
Bernard Gordon - Screenwriter
Robert Hamer - Screenwriter
Philip Yordan - Screenwriter
Manuel Berenguer - Cinematographer
Jack Hildyard - Cinematographer
Dimitri Tiomkin - Songwriter / Composer (Music Score) / Musical Direction/Supervision
Paul Webster - Songwriter
Robert Lawrence - Editor
Veniero Colasanti - Costume Designer / Production Designer / Set Designer
John J. Moore - Costume Designer / Production Designer / Set Designer
Mario Van Riel - Makeup
Alex C. Weldon - Special Effects
Jose Lopez Rodero - First Assistant Director
Maude Spector - Casting
Lucie Lichtig - Continuity
Andrew Marton - Second Unit Director

Awards for 55 Days at Peking

Best Original Score (nom) Dimitri Tiomkin 1963 Academy
Best Song (nom) Paul Webster 1963 Academy
Best Song (nom) Dimitri Tiomkin 1963 Academy

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