Which Hollywood Producer produced the films King of Kings (1960) El Cid and 55 Days at Peking?
55 Days at Peking 55 Days at Peking 55 Days at Peking is a 1963 American epic film drama in Technirama and Technicolor, produced by Samuel Bronston and directed by Nicholas Ray, Andrew Marton (credited as second unit director), and Guy Green (uncredited). The film was released by Allied Artists and stars Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, and David Niven. The screenplay was written by Philip Yordan, Bernard Gordon, Ben Barzman and Robert Hamer, while the music score was composed by Dimitri Tiomkin; the theme song "So Little Time" was composed by Tiomkin with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. "55 Days in Peking" is a
55 Days at Peking seen at the Dragon throne, in distress and without her robes of state: "The dynasty is finished," she repeats to herself several times. In 1959 Jerry Wald announced he would make a film on the Boxer Rebellion called "The Hell Raisers". He hoped to star David Niven and Stephen Boyd. Best known for his 1955 film "Rebel Without a Cause" starring James Dean, Nicholas Ray was a tortured individual at the time of the production of "55 Days at Peking", somewhat akin to the Dean persona he helped to create for "Rebel". Paid a very high salary by producer Samuel