Cinematography:
Jack HildyardComposer:
Dimitri TiomkinCast:
Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson, John Ireland, Harry Andrews, Leo Genn, Robert Helpmann, Philippe Leroy, Paul Lukas, Elizabeth Sellars (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Nicholas Ray's epic, set in China during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion, centres on the defence of the besieged embassy compound in Peking. A US Marine (Charlton Heston) and a Russian countess (Ava Gardner) fall in love behind the barricades. The film also stars David Niven as the British Ambassador. (Screenbound Pictures)
Soundtracks
55 Days at Peking
Original Soundtrack
Label: JB Production CH
Year: 2014
Country: USA
Format: digital
Length: 14:52
1. | 55 Days At Peking Suite - Theme From "55 Days At Peking" Original Soundtrack | Dimitri Tiomkin | 14:52 |
55 Days at Peking
Expanded Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: La-La Land Records
Year: 2011
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 01:54:09
Notes: Limited Edition.
1. | Overture | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:57 |
2. | Main Title | Dimitri Tiomkin | 03:04 |
3. | Peking, China, The Summer Of The Year 1900... | Dimitri Tiomkin | 00:46 |
4. | Order From A Prime Minister / In The Palace | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:47 |
5. | Oriental | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:21 |
6. | The Water Wheel Torture | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:38 |
7. | A Dead British Missionary | Dimitri Tiomkin | 00:40 |
8. | Welcome Marines | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:56 |
9. | Hotel Blanc | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:26 |
10. | Lewis And Natasha's First Encounter | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:21 |
11. | Prince Taun | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:05 |
12. | Dance At The British Embassy (The Belfry Two-Step) | Dimitri Tiomkin | 03:07 |
13. | The Boxers Entertain | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:44 |
14. | Natash's Waltz | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:22 |
15. | Murder Of The German Minister | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:13 |
16. | Mass Execution | Dimitri Tiomkin | 00:30 |
17. | An Empress' Warning | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:11 |
18. | Rescued From An Angry Crowd | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:10 |
19. | Preparing For Battle | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:14 |
20. | Natasha Visits A Chinaman | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:39 |
21. | Lewis And Natasha Disagree | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:11 |
22. | Attack On The French Legation | Dimitri Tiomkin | 03:18 |
23. | British Soldier Wounded | Dimitri Tiomkin | 00:50 |
24. | On Top Of The Wall | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:07 |
25. | All Quiet On The Eastern Front | Dimitri Tiomkin | 00:35 |
26. | Here They Come (Peking First Battle) | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:46 |
27. | Hospital Scene | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:05 |
28. | Moonfire | Dimitri Tiomkin | 05:44 |
1. | Intermission: The Peking Theme (So Little Time) | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:29 |
2. | Children's Corner | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:40 |
3. | At The Hospital | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:06 |
4. | A Message From Admiral Sidney | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:21 |
5. | Lewis And Natasha | Dimitri Tiomkin | 03:04 |
6. | Theresa In Danger | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:56 |
7. | Religious Ceremony / Covert Operation | Dimitri Tiomkin | 04:15 |
8. | Spoiling The Empress Party: Explosion Of The Arsenal | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:39 |
9. | Old Soldiers Never Volunteer | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:15 |
10. | Lewis Save The Boy | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:49 |
11. | Necklace For Drugs | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:15 |
12. | The Truce Is Over | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:08 |
13. | Theresa And Lewis | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:01 |
14. | Death Of Natasha | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:52 |
15. | A New Kind Of Weapon | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:28 |
16. | Peking Second Battle | Dimitri Tiomkin | 00:45 |
17. | Bad News | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:18 |
18. | Attack On The Compound | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:51 |
19. | Help Arrives | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:52 |
20. | The Empress Alone | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:37 |
21. | Auld Lang Syn (Sir Arthur And Lewis Say Goodbye) | Dimitri Tiomkin | 00:42 |
22. | End Title | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:37 |
23. | Exit Music: "The Peking Themes (So Little Time)" - Andy Williams | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:50 |
24. | BONUS TRACKS: So Little Time (EP version) | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:15 |
25. | March (EP version) | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:56 |
26. | Natasha (EP version) | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:57 |
27. | Theresa (EP version) | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:06 |
28. | So Little Time (Single version) | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:16 |
29. | Moon Fire (Single Version) | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:02 |
High Noon
Original Motion Picture Scores
Label: RCA Red Seal
Year: 1995
Format: CD
Length: 01:17:48
Notes: EU
1. | CYRANO DE BERGERAC: Overture | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:40 |
2. | Roxane | Dimitri Tiomkin | 03:09 |
3. | Street Fight | Dimitri Tiomkin | 05:36 |
4. | Requiem | Dimitri Tiomkin | 06:32 |
5. | HIGH NOON: The Clock / Showdown / Postlude | Dimitri Tiomkin | 09:55 |
6. | THE ALAMO: Overture & Prologue | Dimitri Tiomkin | 06:21 |
7. | Davy Crockett | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:38 |
8. | Intermezzo I : The Green Leaves Of Summer | Dimitri Tiomkin | 03:34 |
9. | The Battle Of The Alamo | Dimitri Tiomkin | 09:47 |
10. | Intermezzo II : Tennessee Babe | Dimitri Tiomkin | 03:16 |
11. | "The Ballad Of The Alamo" | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:45 |
12. | 55 DAYS AT PEKING: Overture | Dimitri Tiomkin | 05:19 |
13. | Welcome Marines / Tuan's Procession | Dimitri Tiomkin | 04:13 |
14. | Attack And Explosion | Dimitri Tiomkin | 03:18 |
15. | Intermezzo: Children's Corner / Peking Theme ("So Little Time") | Dimitri Tiomkin | 03:18 |
16. | Chinese Victory Celebration / Hauling The Gun | Dimitri Tiomkin | 04:55 |
17. | Finale | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:32 |
55 Days at Peking
Film Score Classics
Label: Varèse Sarabande
Year: 1989
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 38:13
1. | Overture | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:53 |
2. | Main Title | Dimitri Tiomkin | 03:02 |
3. | Welcome Marines | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:54 |
4. | Hotel Blanc | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:23 |
5. | Explosion Of The Arsenal | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:40 |
6. | Natasha’s Waltz | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:18 |
7. | The Peking Theme (So Little Time) | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:27 |
8. | "The Peking Theme (So Little Time)" - Andy Williams | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:45 |
9. | Children's Corner | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:37 |
10. | Moon Fire | Dimitri Tiomkin | 05:45 |
11. | Attack On The French Legation | Dimitri Tiomkin | 03:17 |
12. | Death Of Natasha | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:48 |
13. | Help Arrives | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:49 |
14. | End Title | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:35 |
55 Days at Peking
Label: Columbia
Year: 1963
Country: Japan
Format: LP
Notes: Performed by The Brothers Four.
1. | SIDE A: 55 Days At Peking | Dimitri Tiomkin | |
2. | SIDE B: The Peking Theme (So Little Time) | Dimitri Tiomkin |
55 Days at Peking
Label: Festival
Year: 1963
Country: Australia
Format: LP
Length: 08:23
Notes: Performed by Rob E.G. with Orchestra.
1. | SIDE A: "55 Days At Peking" - Rob E.G. | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:03 |
2. | NOT IN THE FILM: "Polynesian Bossa Nova" - Rob E.G. | 02:06 | |
3. | SIDE B: NOT IN THE FILM: "In The Middle Of An Island" - Rob E.G. | 02:09 | |
4. | NOT IN THE FILM: "Aloha Oe" - Rob E.G. | 02:05 |
55 Giorni a Pechino / All for the Love of a Girl
Dalla Colonna Sonora del Film
Label: CBS
Year: 1963
Country: Italy
Format: LP
Length: 04:35
Notes: Performed by The Brothers Four.
1. | SIDE A: 55 Days At Peking | 02:10 | |
2. | SIDE B: NOT IN THE FILM: "All For The Love Of A Girl" - The Brothers Four | 02:25 |
55 Dage i Peking / All For the Love of a Girl
Label: CBS
Year: 1963
Country: Norway
Format: LP
Length: 04:35
Notes: Performed by The Brothers Four.
1. | SIDE A: 55 Days At Peking | 02:10 | |
2. | SIDE B: NOT IN THE FILM: "All For The Love Of A Girl" - The Brothers Four | 02:25 |
55 Days at Peking / All For the Love of a Girl
Label: CBS
Year: 1963
Country: Netherlands
Format: LP
Length: 04:17
Notes: Performed by The Brothers Four.
1. | SIDE A: 55 Days At Peking | 01:52 | |
2. | SIDE B: NOT IN THE FILM: "All For The Love Of A Girl" - The Brothers Four | 02:25 |
55 Tage nach Peking / All For the Love of a Girl
Label: CBS
Year: 1963
Country: Germany
Format: LP
Length: 04:17
Notes: Performed by The Brothers Four.
1. | SIDE A: 55 Days At Peking | 01:52 | |
2. | SIDE B: NOT IN THE FILM: "All For The Love Of A Girl" - The Brothers Four | 02:25 |
Hotel Internacional
Tema de la Pelicula del Mismo Titulo
Label: La Voz De Su Amo
Year: 1963
Country: Spain
Format: LP
1. | SIDE A: THE V.I.P.s: Tema De Hotel Internacional (Theme From The V.I.P.s) | Miklós Rózsa | |
2. | "Sweet September" - Bill McGuffie | ||
3. | SIDE B: 55 DAYS AT PEKING: 55 Days At Peking | Dimitri Tiomkin | |
4. | "On Broadway" - Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller |
Twilight of Honor
Original Sound Track Recordings of Instrumental Music
Label: MGM Records
Year: 1963
Country: USA
Format: LP
Length: 30:19
1. | SIDE A: TWILIGHT OF HONOR: Twilight Of Honor Prelude | Johnny Green | 04:26 |
2. | Phoenix Fire | Johnny Green | 02:16 |
3. | Love Theme From "Twilight Of Honor" (I Knew It Then ; I Know It Now) | Johnny Green | 03:03 |
4. | Juke Jezebel | Johnny Green | 01:54 |
5. | "Blue Guitar" | Richard Chamberlain, Burt Bacharach | 02:41 |
6. | "They Long To Be Close To You" | Richard Chamberlain, Burt Bacharach | 02:22 |
7. | MURDER AT THE GALLOP: Theme From Murder At The Gallop | Ron Goodwin | 02:02 |
8. | 55 DAYS AT PEKING: 55 Days At Peking | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:35 |
9. | THE HAUNTING: The Haunting | Lalo Schifrin | 02:23 |
10. | RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY: Theme From Ride The High Country | George Bassman | 02:31 |
11. | ORFEU NEGRO: Theme From Orfeu Negro | Antonio Carlos Jobim | 02:26 |
12. | HUD: Theme From Hud | Elmer Bernstein | 01:40 |
55 Days at Peking
An Original Sound Track Recording
Label: Columbia Records
Year: 1963
Country: USA
Format: LP
Length: 38:34
1. | Overture | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:56 |
2. | Main Title | Dimitri Tiomkin | 03:03 |
3. | Welcome Marines | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:54 |
4. | Hotel Blanc | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:24 |
5. | Explosion Of The Arsenal | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:39 |
6. | Natasha's Waltz | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:20 |
7. | Intermission: The Peking Theme (So Little Time) | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:27 |
8. | The Peking Theme (So Little Time) (Single Version) | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:46 |
9. | Children's Corner | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:39 |
10. | Moon Fire | Dimitri Tiomkin | 05:51 |
11. | Attack On The French Legation | Dimitri Tiomkin | 03:17 |
12. | Death Of Natasha | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:50 |
13. | Help Arrives | Dimitri Tiomkin | 02:52 |
14. | End Title | Dimitri Tiomkin | 01:36 |