Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, delayed relief and tacit support of the Boxers by the Empress of China and her generals.
| Release Date: | May 1963 |
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| Genre: | Drama / History / War |
| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination |
| Cast: | Charlton Heston (Maj. Matt Lewis), Ava Gardner (Baroness Natalie Ivanoff), David Niven (Sir Arthur Robertson), Flora Robson (Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi), John Ireland (Sgt. Harry), Harry Andrews (Father de Bearn), Leo Genn (Gen. Jung-Lu), Robert Helpmann (Prince Tuan), Kurt Kasznar (Baron Sergei Ivanoff), Philippe Leroy (Julliard), Paul Lukas (Dr. Steinfeldt), Elizabeth Sellars (Lady Sarah Robertson), Massimo Serato (Garibaldi), Jacques Sernas (Maj. Bobrinski), Jerome Thor (Capt. Andy Marshall), Geoffrey Bayldon (Smythe), Joseph Fürst (Capt. Hanselman (as Joseph Furst)), Walter Gotell (Capt. Hoffman), Juzo Itami (Col. Shiba (as Ichizo Itami)), Mervyn Johns (Clergyman), Alfredo Mayo (Spanish Minister), Martin Miller (Hugo Bergmann), Conchita Montes (Mme Gaumaire), José Nieto (Italian Minister (as Jose Nieto)), Eric Pohlmann (Baron von Meck), Aram Stephan (Gaumaire), Robert Urquhart (Capt. Hanley), Lynne Sue Moon (Teresa), Lucy Appleby (Martha), Carlos Casaravilla (Japanese Minister), Michael Chow (Chiang), Félix Dafauce (Dutch Minister), Andrea Esterhazy (Austrian Minister), Mitchell Kowall (US Marine), Alfred Lynch (Gerald), John Moulder-Brown (), Enzo Musumeci Greco (), Nicholas Ray (US Minister), Fernando Sancho (Belgian Minister), George Wang (Boxer Chief), R.S.M. Brittain (Sergeant Major (uncredited)), Siu Loi Chow (Court Boxer (uncredited)), Andy Ho ((uncredited)), Dong Kingman ((uncredited)), Ching Liang Kwan (Court Boxer (uncredited)), Soong Ling ((uncredited)), Paul Naschy (Extra (uncredited)), Milton Reid (Boxer (uncredited)), Lucille Soong (Concubine (uncredited)), Mike Steen (Undetermined Role (uncredited)), Kenji Takaki ((uncredited)), John A. Tinn ((uncredited)), Guillermo Vera (El hombre del carrito (uncredited)), Stephen Young ((uncredited)), Siu Tien Yuen (Court Boxer (uncredited)) |