55 Days at Peking

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.

Description[]

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)

Credits[]

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)[]

The Video Collection Warning Screen (1986-1995)
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".
The Rank Organisation logo
Start of 55 Days at Peking (1963)

Closing (Original 1987 Release) (Version 2)[]

End of 55 Days at Peking (1963)
The End
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!"