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55 Days at Peking   1963     2 and a half stars  User Rating      N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray  
Cast: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson, John Ireland, Harry Andrews, Paul Lukas, Leo Genn, Robert Helpmann, Kurt Kasznar

  At the beginning of the 20th century, a secret society of Boxer rebels fought imperialistic forces that had divided China into commercial spheres. This is the story of the siege of Peking and all the brutalities it entailed.    1 User Review




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The Embassies have to get out and fastTar Heel 02/18/2007 
  There should have been more romantic scenes between Charleston Heston and Ava Gardner, which would have created a more entertaining movie. So, as one continues to watch the movie, it has a lovely break in the scenes between Heston and Gardner, who still had the famous beautiful, graceful form. When they are dancing together, you wish it could go on for a longer time and in many more scenes. The acting by the various actors was strong and the script was well written. I thought Paul Lukas gave us a very sensitive performance. When he was in the scenes with Ms. G., she was fantastic. Just another example of her acting abilities no matter what the role demanded. She delivered her part with absolute 4 Star talent.

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55 Days at Peking (1963)
Charlton Heston
Oscar: Best Actor for Ben-Hur (1959)
David Niven
Oscar: Best Actor for Separate Tables (1958)
Paul Lukas
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