Top billed cast

1. 

   Charlton Heston

   Maj. Matt Lewis

2. 

   Ava Gardner

   Baroness Natalie Ivanoff

3. 

   David Niven

   Sir Arthur Robertson

4. 

   Flora Robson

   Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi

5. 

   John Ireland

   Sgt. Harry

6. 

   Harry Andrews

   Father de Bearn

7. 

   Leo Genn

   Gen. Jung-Lu

8. 

   Robert Helpmann

   Prince Tuan

9. 

   Kurt Kasznar

   Baron Sergei Ivanoff

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-03-27

It is tempting just to look upon this as an imperialist (Western, not Chinese) costume drama with fireworks. I think, however, it does merit a little more credit than that. Samuel Bronston pulls together quite a cast as Hollywood (via Madrid and Valencia) gives us it's version of the failed/foiled Boxer rebellion that lead to the ultimate decline of the Dragon Throne. Charlton Heston and David Niven develop a decent enough chemistry as the story takes shape, and Ava Gardner, Flora Robson, Leo Genn and Paul Lukas ensure there is some strength and depth to the supporting cast, and therefore to t...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$17,000,000.00

Revenue
$10,000,000.00

Keywords

• siege
• beijing, china
• 1900s
• boxer rebellion