Released:
1963-05-06

Overview:
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.

Director:
Nicholas Ray

Runtime:
2h 34min

Genre:
History, War, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Charlton Heston
  as
  Maj. Matt Lewis
• 
  Ava Gardner
  as
  Baroness Natalie Ivanoff
• 
  David Niven
  as
  Sir Arthur Robertson
• 
  Flora Robson
  as
  Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
• 
  John Ireland
  as
  Sgt. Harry