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The Boxer rebellion. [motion picture]

Ray, Nicholas, 1911-1979, Indiana University, Bloomington

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Directed by Nicholas Ray

An excerpt from the 1963 feature film 55 Days at Peking. In 1900 a Chinese secret society, the Boxers, supported by the Dowager Empress, attempted to oust foreign representatives who controlled much of China. Their unsuccessful attempts resulted in the termination of dynastic rule in China within a decade

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Summary

An excerp./ia methe motion picture 'FIFTY - FIVE DAYS AT PEKING.' In 1900 imperialist control of parts of China led to the pillaging of foreign legations by the secret Chinese society of the Boxers. The foreign legations refused to leave even after the Dowager empress ./ia metadata theboxer attack and they survived a seige of 55 days until a relief force entered Peking.

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Credit
Ray, Nicholas, 1911-1979, Indiana University, Bloomington
Language
English
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