How long is 55 Days at Peking?

55 Days at Peking is 2 hr 30 min long.

Who is Maj. Matt Lewis in 55 Days at Peking?

Charlton Heston plays Maj. Matt Lewis in the film.

55 Days at Peking

Name: 55 Days at Peking
Released: 1963-10-03
Duration: 150
Rating: 56

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).

RELEASE DATE: Thursday, Oct 3, 1963

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How long is 55 Days at Peking?: 55 Days at Peking is 2 hr 30 min long.

Who directed 55 Days at Peking?: Nicholas Ray

Who is Maj. Matt Lewis in 55 Days at Peking?: Charlton Heston plays Maj. Matt Lewis in the film.

What is 55 Days at Peking about?: 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).