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The Sand Pebbles
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The Sand Pebbles

1966-12-20 · 196 min · ★ 7.2

Drama · War

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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Production details

Directors
Robert Wise
Production companies
Robert Wise Productions, Solar Productions, 20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America, Taiwan, Hong Kong
Status
Released
Budget
USD 12,000,000
Revenue
USD 20,000,000

Top Cast

Steve McQueenSteve McQueenJake Holman
Richard AttenboroughRichard AttenboroughFrenchy Burgoyne
Richard CrennaRichard CrennaCaptain Collins
Candice BergenCandice BergenShirley Eckert
MakoMakoPo-han
Larry GatesLarry GatesJameson
Charles RobinsonCharles RobinsonEnsign Bordelles
Simon OaklandSimon OaklandStawski
Ford RaineyFord RaineyHarris
Joe TurkelJoe TurkelBronson
Gavin MacLeodGavin MacLeodCrosley
Joe Di RedaShanahan
Richard LooRichard LooMajor Chin
Barney PhillipsBarney PhillipsFranks
James HongJames HongVictor Shu
Gus TrikonisRestorff
Emmanuelle ArsanEmmanuelle ArsanMaily
Shepherd SandersPerna
James JeterJames JeterFarren
Tom MiddletonJennings

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