55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking
Original cinema poster by Howard Terpning
Directed by	Nicholas Ray Guy Green (uncredited) Andrew Marton (uncredited)
Produced by	Samuel Bronston
Written by	Philip Yordan Bernard Gordon Robert Hamer Ben Barzman
Based on	55 Days at Peking 1963 novel by Noel Gerson
Starring	Charlton Heston Ava Gardner David Niven Flora Robson John Ireland Leo Genn Robert Helpmann Kurt Kasznar Paul Lukas
Music by	Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography	Jack Hildyard
Edited by	Robert Lawrence
Distributed by	Allied Artists
Release date	May 29, 1963
Running time	153 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$17 million
Box office	$10,000,000

55 Days at Peking is a 1963 American historical epic film starring Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner and David Niven, made by Samuel Bronston Productions and released by Allied Artists. The movie was produced by Samuel Bronston and directed by Nicholas Ray, Andrew Marton (credited as second unit director) and Guy Green (uncredited). The screenplay was written by Philip Yordan, Bernard Gordon, Ben Barzman and Robert Hamer, the music score was composed by Dimitri Tiomkin. The theme song "So Little Time" was composed by Tiomkin with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. The cinematographer was Jack Hildyard.

In addition to directing, Nicholas Ray plays the minor role as the head of the American diplomatic mission in China. This film is also the first known appearance of future martial arts film star Yuen Siu Tien. Japanese film director Juzo Itami, credited in the film as "Ichizo Itami", appears as Col. Goro Shiba.