55 Days At Peking

[Machine Translation] The long-awaited first Blu-ray release of this film, commemorating the 55th anniversary of its production and release in Japan! The brilliant Nicholas Ray (Rebel Without a Cause) depicts a fierce struggle in the turbulent Qing Dynasty era in this masterpiece of historical drama! Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, a young Juzo Itami, and a star-studded cast! --The year is 1900, during the turbulent Qing Dynasty. In China, the people of China formed the "Yihe Dan", an armed uprising against the Western powers and Christianity. The uprising was so violent that it targeted foreigners, and its momentum was approaching Beijing. Empress Dowager Cixi, the ruler of the time, took this as an opportunity to rebuild her country, and the "Incident of the Uprising" finally broke out. The allied forces of less than 500 men from 11 countries, including Japan, the U.S., Britain, Germany, Russia, France, and Australia, were ready to attack. Thus began the most grueling 55 days in Peking...

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製作&日本公開【55】周年を記念して、待望の初ブルーレイ化! 『理由なき反抗』の異才ニコラス・レイが、激動の清朝時代を舞台に繰り広げられる壮絶な闘いを描く歴史劇の傑作! チャールトン・ヘストンやエヴァ・ガードナー、デヴィッド・ニーヴンや若き日の伊丹十三ほか豪華キャスト集結! ――1900年、激動の清朝時代。中国では、欧米列強とキリスト教の勢力を排除しようという気運が高まり、武装蜂起した民衆が「義和団」を結成。外国人を標的に暴徒化し、その勢いは北京へと迫り来ていた。時の権力者・西太后は、これを機に自国の立て直しを図ろうと画策し、ついに「義和団の変」が勃発。迎え撃つのは、日・米・英・独・露・仏・豪ら11ケ国からなるわずか五百名たらずの連合軍。こうして、最も過酷な北京の55日が始まった──

特典: オリジナル予告編