55 Days at Peking (1963)

Ceremony Year: 1964Category: Best Original SongReleased: 1963

Nominated Talent & Credits

Dimitri Tiomkin— Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster

Paul Francis Webster— Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster

Synopsis / Overview

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.

Historical Academy Record

MUSIC (Song) — 36th Academy Awards (1964)

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