Synopsis
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.
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

Walter Gotell
Capt. Hoffman

Jūzō Itami
Col. Shiba

Mervyn Johns
Clergyman

Alfredo Mayo
Spanish Minister

Martin Miller
Hugo Bergmann

Conchita Montes
Mme Gaumaire

José Nieto
Italian Minister
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