Connections: 55 Days at Peking
Connecting a series of movies through the second billed performers of each movie.
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- DirectorNicholas RayGuy GreenAndrew MartonStarsCharlton HestonAva GardnerDavid NivenDuring the 1900 Boxer Rebellion, U.S. marine, Maj. Matt Lewis, along with British consul, Sir Arthur Robertson, develop a plan to keep the rebels at bay until an international military relief force can arrive.
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsBurt LancasterKirk DouglasFredric MarchUnited States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.Connected to "55 Days at Peking by Ava Gardner.
- DirectorOtto PremingerStarsJohn WayneKirk DouglasPatricia NealA Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.Connected to "Seven Days in May" by Kirk Douglas
- DirectorUlu GrosbardStarsPatricia NealJack AlbertsonMartin SheenA young man returning home from World War II finds himself caught up in his parents' turbulent relationship.Connected to "In Harm's Way" by Patricia Neal.
- DirectorHall BartlettStarsKent LaneMichele CareyJack AlbertsonAs Kent drives along California coast, he recollects recent events in his life: dropping out of college, leaving behind his establishment-oriented roommate and square parents; but above all, the suicide of his passive girlfriend Bobbi after he dumped her. He's so filled with guilt he crashes his car, but isn't hurt. He then meets journalist Kristine who is interviewing American college students; they sleep together, but he wants to move on. He then meets experienced divorcée Julie; they get along well and she finds him a job and a place to live. But Kent's search for meaning in his life urges him to move on once again.Connected to "The Subject Was Roses" by Jack Albertson.
- DirectorRon JoyStarsMichele CareyHenry SilvaKeenan WynnA woman tracks down the five men who raped her, helped by an Apache.Connected to "Changes" by Michele Carey.
- DirectorE.W. SwackhamerStarsBill CosbyGloria FosterLeif EricksonAfter the Civil War, a black ex-union soldier, his wife, and his son settle in Arizona Territory to homestead and build their lives. At first, Caleb Revers race doesn't seem to matter, but then things change.Connected to "The Animals" by Henry Silva.
- DirectorJohn SaylesStarsVincent SpanoTony Lo BiancoStephen MendilloAn intersecting tale with a multitude of characters living lives which, in one way or another, revolve around an old apartment block scheduled to be demolished.Connected to "Man and Boy" by Gloria Foster
- DirectorJohn MaddenStarsLiam NeesonPatricia ArquetteGil RoodA new pastor arrives in a stark Vermont village and is intrigued by crippled, misshapen Ethan Frome living on an isolated, hardscrabble farm with his sickly wife Zeena.Connected to "City of Hope" by Stephen Mendillo. Gil Rood is second-billed. As this was his only credited film role to date, here the list ends.