This historical epic dramatizes the Battle of Peking, a turning point of the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900. When Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi (Flora Robson) orders the Boxers, a group of Chinese secret societies, to massacre foreigners within China, a group of ambassadors, their families and staff hole up in a diplomatic compound. Major Matt Lewis of the United States Marine Corps (Charlton Heston) leads the defense while romancing Russian baroness Natalie Ivanoff (Ava Gardner).
2:35:47 the legendary colonial song… BRITISH GRENADIERS!!!!
THIS IS ILLEGAL! PIRACY IS BAD!
Excellent movie
14:48 The fact he said “They can’t speak english” while the Chinese proceeds to speak perfect english
124 years later and I still remember as does anyone interested in history.