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55 days at Peking

Title
55 days at Peking [videorecording] / produced by Samuel Bronston.
Publication
New York : Kino, 1963.

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Additional Authors
  • Ray, Nicholas, 1911-1979
  • Heston, Charlton
  • Robson, Flora, 1902-1984
  • Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979
  • Gardner, Ava, 1922-1990
  • Niven, David, 1910-1983
Description
1 videocassette (154 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
This epic film, set in 19th-century China, centers on the violent actions of the nationalistic Boxers who battle to rid the country of all foreigners. When a German diplomat is killed, the British ambassador urges the small group of men, women and children from foreign delegations to take refuge in a walled compound in Peking until reinforcements arrive. Amid the chaos of the fifty-five day seige, springs the love of Major Matt Lewis, commander of the U.S. troops and a Russian countess.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Feature films.
  • Action and adventure films.
  • Romance fiction.
Credits (note)
  • Director, Nicholas Ray; sceenplay, Philip Yordan, Bernard Gordan, Robert Hamer; photography, Jack Hildyard, Manuel Berenger; set design, Venerio Colasanti, John Moore; music, Dimitri Tiomkin.
Performer (note)
  • Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson.
Title
55 days at Peking [videorecording] / produced by Samuel Bronston.
Imprint
New York : Kino, 1963.
Credits
Director, Nicholas Ray; sceenplay, Philip Yordan, Bernard Gordan, Robert Hamer; photography, Jack Hildyard, Manuel Berenger; set design, Venerio Colasanti, John Moore; music, Dimitri Tiomkin.
Cast
Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson.
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Added Author
Ray, Nicholas, 1911-1979, film director.
Heston, Charlton, actor.
Robson, Flora, 1902-1984, actor.
Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979, composer.
Gardner, Ava, 1922-1990, actor.
Niven, David, 1910-1983, actor.
Branch Call Number
VTH 1698 F
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