55 Days at Peking

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**55 Days at Peking** is a UK VHS release by The Video Collection on 16th November 1987, It got re-released by The Video Collection and Cinema Club on 3rd April 1989, and then it got re-released by The Video Collection on 3rd April 1995.

## Cast

* Charlton Heston as Maj. Matt Lewis (based upon John Twiggs Myers)
* Ava Gardner as Baroness Natasha Ivanoff
* David Niven as Sir Arthur Robertson (based upon Sir Claude MacDonald)
* Flora Robson as Empress Dowager Tzu Hsi
* John Ireland as Sgt. Harry
* Leo Genn as Gen. Jung-Lu
* Harry Andrews as Father de Bearn
* Robert Helpmann as Prince Tuan
* Juzo Itami as Col. Shiba
* Kurt Kasznar as Baron Sergei Ivanoff
* Philippe Leroy as Julliard
* Paul Lukas as Dr. Steinfeldt
* Lynne Sue Moon as Teresa
* Elizabeth Sellars as Lady Sarah Robertson
* Massimo Serato as Menotti Garibaldi
* Jacques Sernas as Maj. Bobrinski
* Jerome Thor as Capt. Andy Marshall
* Geoffrey Bayldon as Smythe
* Joseph Furst as Capt. Hanselman
* Walter Gotell as Capt. Hoffman
* Alfred Lynch as Gerald (uncredited)
* Alfredo Mayo as Spanish Minister
* Martin Miller as Hugo Bergmann
* José Nieto as Italian Minister
* Eric Pohlmann as Baron von Meck
* Aram Stephan as Gaumaire
* Robert Urquhart as Capt. Hanley
* R.S.M. Ronald Brittain as Sgt. Britten (uncredited)
* Fernando Sancho as Belgian Minister (uncredited)
* Michael Chow as Chiang (uncredited)
* Nicholas Ray as U.S. Minister (based upon Edwin H. Conger) (uncredited)
* Yuen Siu Tien (uncredited)
* Burt Kwouk as Old Man (voice)

## Opening (Original 1987 Release) (Version 1) (with no trailer)

* Warning screen (1986-1995)
* The Video Collection logo (1986-1995)
* The Rank Organisation logo
* Start of 55 Days at Peking (1963)

## Closing (Original 1987 Release) (Version 1) (with no trailer)

* End of 55 Days at Peking (1963)
* The End
* The Video Collection logo (1986-1995)

## Opening (Original 1987 Release) (Version 2)

1. The Video Collection Warning Screen (1986-1995)
2. The Video Collection "A Galaxy of Entertainment" Promo from 1987 with clips of "Ring of Bright Water", "Richard III", "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House", "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon", "Escape to Victory", "The Way Ahead", "Tommy Cooper", "Benny Hill & Friends", "Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends", "He-Man & the Masters of the Universe", "Herge's Adventures of Tintin", "Mr. T", "SuperTed", "Scooby-Doo", "Huckleberry Hound", "Yogi Bear", "Moschops", "HBTV", "The Jetsons", "Care Bears" "The Get Along Gang", "GoBots", "M.A.S.K.", "ThunderCats", "Pole Position", "Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats", "Grimm's Fairy Tales", "The Flintstones", "Bunnicula the Vampire Rabbit", "The Incredible Detectives", "The Smurfs", "Scruffy", "Dennis", "Teddy Ruxpin", "Asterix", "Danger Mouse", "Rainbow", "Top Cat, "The Wind in the Willows", "Sooty", "The Coneheads", "Button Moon", "Phil Collins", "Queen", "The Very Best of Hot Chocolate" and "Jane Fonda's Prime Time Workout".
3. The Rank Organisation logo
4. Start of 55 Days at Peking (1963)

## Closing (Original 1987 Release) (Version 2)

1. End of 55 Days at Peking (1963)
2. The End
3. The Video Collection logo (1986-1995)

## Opening (1989 Re-release) (with no trailer)

* Tracking control screen (1988-1991) (Normal)
* Warning screen (1986-1995)
* The Video Collection logo (1986-1995)
* The Rank Organisation logo
* Start of 55 Days at Peking (1963)

## Closing (1989 Re-release) (with no trailer)

* End of 55 Days at Peking (1963)
* The End
* The Video Collection logo (1986-1995)

## Opening (1995 Re-release) (with no trailer)

* Tracking control screen (1994-1995) (Normal)
* Warning screen (1986-1995)
* The Video Collection logo (1986-1995)
* The Rank Organisation logo
* Start of 55 Days at Peking (1963)

## Closing (1995 Re-release) (with no trailer)

* End of 55 Days at Peking (1963)
* The End
* The Video Collection logo (1986-1995)

## Trailers and info

It starts with a view of the video collection catalogue with a sky background and videos anywhere, one of which is the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends Coal and Other Stories VHS, easily identified by the orange background on the cover. The announcer says **"Welcome to The Video Collection. Our brand new catalogue is packed with great films."**

it is followed by a montage of clips of the following and in order:

* Ring of Bright Water
* Richard lll
* Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House
* She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
* Escape to Victory
* The Way Ahead
* Tommy Cooper
* Benny Hill and Friends
* Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
* Tin Tin (The Animated Series)
* Dennis
* Thundercats
* Button Moon
* Teddy Ruxpin
* Music Videos of Phil Collins, Queen and Hot Chocolate under the Gold Rushes range (Possibly a successor to The Video Music Collection range)
* Finally, there are the front cover of two videos, one about making the most of your house and the other Jane fonda's Prime Time Workout

The 1987 promo ends with The Video Collection 1986 logo as the Announcer says: **"Films, cartoons, music and much, much more. A galaxy of entertainment that is close to your high street and part of your home. The Video Collection. Britain's biggest selling video label!"**

## Gallery

Back coverCassetteCassette with The Video Collection "A Galaxy of Entertainment" trailer from 19871989 Cinema Club Cover1989 Cinema Club Inside Cover1989 Cinema Club Cassette