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55 Days At Peking [DVD]

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Charlton Heston (Actor), Ava Gardner (Actor), Nicholas Ray (Director), Rated: Parental Guidance Format: DVD
4.6 out of 5 stars 109 customer reviews
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  • Actors: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson, John Ireland
  • Directors: Nicholas Ray, Andrew Marton
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment UK
  • DVD Release Date: 7 April 2014
  • Run Time: 166 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (109 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00I3ZMDRC
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 54,410 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion in China. The disparate interests unite for survival despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, delayed relief and the support of the Boxers by the Chinese Empress and her generals.

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5.0 out of 5 starsBest Print I have ever seen
By Trevor William Douglas on 19 Feb. 2010
Format: DVD
This if by far the best print of 55 Days At Peking I have ever seen. With the Intermission included and great song at the end. Beautiful wide-screen transfer with brilliant colours as well as audio. Thoroughly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 starsHollywood: Fin de Siècle
By F. S. L'hoir VINE VOICE on 6 April 2009
Format: Audio CD
This epic, set in China at the beginning of the twentieth century, has everything: top-notch Hollywood stars, including David Niven, Charlton Heston and Ava Gardner--to all appearances, still in their prime; magnificent costumes and sets; high production standards; thrilling action scenes, and a cast of thousands without computer generation. In fact, they just don't make 'em like this anymore!

Particularly memorable are the opening scenes in which each of the foreign legations at Peking--including the British, French, German, American, Russian, and Japanese [all the usual suspects] are raising their flags at dawn, to a cacophony of competing national anthems (a scene echoed at the end, when after pulling together for 55 days against a common enemy--the Harmonious Fists, or Boxers--the besieged foreigners revert ominously to their separatist ways. Equally interesting are the scenes in the beautifully recreated Forbidden City at the court of the Manchu Empress, whom the incomparable Flora Robsen invests with sympathy as well as inscrutability. Robert Helpmann, the great premier danseur of the Royal Ballet, plays the sinister prince Tuan, and Leo Genn performs the role of his rival, the general Wen Lu, who has conducted a secret love affair with the enchanting Russian Countess (Gardner), whose reputation has been consequently ruined [It seems to me that some of Genn's scenes have unfortunately been cut or lost with the passage of time].

The transfer to DVD is sharp and does not seem to have diminished in color, and the sound is excellent with one important exception. Lamentably, Dimtri Tiomkin's musical score, which accompanies the opening titles has not been re-mastered properly, and it sounds tinny and wobbles slightly off tune.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsWhen an Epic was an Epic
By Norbert Warner on 10 April 2014
Format: Blu-ray Verified Purchase
Two days ago I saw a so called Epic movie, Noah, probablg the worst movie i've seen, so seeing this again is like a ray of sunshine after 40 days and nights of rain. I'm not going to go into the plot, others have already done that well enough. What you may want to know, is it worth buying again in blu ray? My answer is---YES! It looks wonderfull!
For the first time i noticed the magnificent costumes of the chinese. The settings stand out like 3D, except better than 3D as i have never liked that, far too many gimicks for me. Only one disapoinment, no DTS sound, a great pity as the restorers have done a superb job. This is a movie I have always enjoyed, not really 5 stars, perhaps 4? But after Noah which I would give minus 10, and the beautifull restoraton it now deserves five. Wonderfull!

I wrote this review while playing the blu ray disc for the first time, I had not set the sound. While not being DTS, they have resored it to 5-1 and it 's terrific, sounds as good as DTS to me. So if you like this movie I strongly recomend the blu ray. Thank you to all those reviewers who have steered me on to the best of blu ray.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA great film
By SJ SMART on 7 Jan. 2010
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
This is one of my all time favourite Charlton Heston film and depicts a rare episode of International co-operation before the days of the UN, NATO, etc. The film is set in the 1900 "Boxer" Rebellion in China and shows the seige of the International embassies and legations in Peking by a huge force of Chinese Boxer forces and later the Chinese Army. The small embassy guards from the USA, Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Germany, Austria and Russia (along with Chinese volunteers) are forced to co-operate and pool resources in order to survive and hold out. Which they do for 55 days!

This epic film has some great battle scenes in the days before CGI they built a huge set and got thousands of extras, and great performance from screen legends like Charlton Heston, Ava Gardener and David Niven.

I loved the ending when the relief forces finally come to the rescue, each nationality represented with their own martial music and national characteristics. The British come with bag pipe playing Highlanders and Sikh Cavalry, the Italians at the run march, the Japanese with quiet dignity, etc. Its a classic film

A great film!
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5.0 out of 5 starsClassic Transfer of a Classic Film
By Greg Peck on 25 Oct. 2009
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
Since I started collecting DVD's (about 9 years ago), this title was one of my classic's, which I had never been able to add to my collection........until now.

This is the Samual Bronston epic, which has been very sadly neglected by both the region 1 and British region 2 producers and is one of my favorite epics of all time.
I won't bother giving you a review of the film itself, as if you are reading this, you are obviously a fan and are looking for (I hope)the best transfer you can get, and this is it !

This Swedish pressing of 55 Days at Peking, is as perfect as it is going to get.
As the sellers advertised; the transfer is in it's correct 2:35.1 ratio and is anamorphic, which makes the picture as good as it gets.
(The cover does state 1:85.1 anamorphic, but don't blow your top; this is incorrect)

When purchasing this, I did have an option of several other versions at lower prices. However, if you want the best, you have to pay for it, so don't hesitate to splash your hard-earned cash on this version.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Although an old film it still is well worth watching.

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5.0 out of 5 starsExceptional restoration

The quality of the restored version on Blu-ray is exceptional.

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5.0 out of 5 starsAn excellent movie with a great cast and story covering this ...

An excellent movie with a great cast and story covering this period of history really well The Boxer rebellion of 1900 in Peking.

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4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

don't make them like it anymore dialog bit dated still a good film

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Christmas gift, they were absolutely delighted

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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Fantastic film.

Published 5 months ago by G A Walker
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Samuel Bronston's second great epic in his Spanish-made trilogy (KING OF KINGS, 55 DAYS AT PEKING, THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE). Great score by Dimitri Tiomkin. Read more

Published 6 months ago by James McCabe
4.0 out of 5 starsAva Gardiner doesn't get the squirts

This isn't a bad movie, but where are all of the Chinese Actors?? Most of the Chinese characters are actually European Actors, pretending to be Chinese. Read more

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