55 Days at Peking

Under the US copyright laws in effect at the time of its 1963 release, '55 Days at Peking' was required to be renewed with the US Copyright Office 28 years after registration to maintain protection. The film was originally registered by Samuel Bronston Productions, Inc. on May 29, 1963, under registration number LP25499. A search of the Stanford Copyright Renewal Database and US Copyright Office records confirms that a valid renewal was filed on January 14, 1991, under renewal number RE0000516766. The renewal was filed by Samuel Bronston Productions, Inc., which ensures the film remains under copyright protection for 95 years from its publication date. This keeps the film protected in the United States until January 1, 2059. While Samuel Bronston's production company famously went bankrupt shortly after the film's release, the rights were subsequently managed by various entities, including the Bronston estate and Melange Pictures (a subsidiary of Paramount/Viacom). The film continues to be actively commercialized and licensed by major distributors such as Anchor Bay and the Samuel Bronston Trust, further evidencing its protected status.