The detail in this film are reasonably accurate. It starts out well and develops quite believably until it gets to the rebellion itself. At this point it becomes a cowboys and Indians movie - good white guys versus anonymous Chinese who are mowed down in familiar Hollywood fashion. David Niven is made to babble on about benign Western motivations which are in complete contradiction to the reasons why they are all there in the first place. So the usual Hollywood muddle that doesn't add up. However it is worth watching and is well made. All the acting is good and although its white men and women pretending to be the important Chinese they do it without being silly or ridiculous. It doesn't offer any insights but its worth watching. The emotional quieter scenes are just padding, not convincing.
Review of 55 Days at Peking
