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The Sand Pebbles
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The Sand Pebbles

"This is the heroic story of the men on the U.S.S. San Pablo who disturbed the sleeping dragon of savage China as the threatened world watched in breathless terror."

7.2 1966 196m Released EN

Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat USS San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolution-torn 1926 China. His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the 'rice-bowl' system which runs the ship and the uneasy symbiosis between Chinese and foreigner on the river. Hostility towards the gunboat's presence reaches a climax when the boat must crash through a river-boom and rescue missionaries upriver at China Light Mission.

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Director
Robert Wise Robert Wise
Release Date
1966-12-20
Runtime
196m
Budget
$12000000
Revenue
$20000000
Vote Count
296
Language
EN
Popularity
3
Media Intelligence
Content Advisory & Age Rating PG-13
Violence: 5/5
Language: 2/5
Nudity/Sex: 1/5
Intensity: 4/5
Accolades & Recognition
CineVura Certified Pick
Cast
Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
Jake Holman
 Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
Frenchy Burgoyne
 Richard Crenna
Richard Crenna
Captain Collins
 Candice Bergen
Candice Bergen
Shirley Eckert
 Mako
Mako
Po-han
 Larry Gates
Larry Gates
Jameson
 Charles Robinson
Charles Robinson
Ensign Bordelles
 Simon Oakland
Simon Oakland
Stawski
 Ford Rainey
Ford Rainey
Harris
 Joe Turkel
Joe Turkel
Bronson
 Gavin MacLeod
Gavin MacLeod
Crosley
 Joe Di Reda
Joe Di Reda
Shanahan
 Richard Loo
Richard Loo
Major Chin
 Barney Phillips
Barney Phillips
Franks
 James Hong
James Hong
Victor Shu
 Gus Trikonis
Gus Trikonis
Restorff
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The Sand Pebbles — Official Trailer