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The Sand Pebbles (1966)
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Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat U.S.S. San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolution-torn 1926 China... See full summary » Director:Robert Wise |
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Nominated for 8 Oscars.
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| Steve McQueen | ... | ||
| Candice Bergen | ... | ||
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Emmanuelle Arsan | ... |
Maily
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Larry Gates | ... |
Jameson
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Charles Robinson | ... |
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Simon Oakland | ... |
Stawski
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Ford Rainey | ... |
Harris
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| Joe Turkel | ... |
Bronson
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Joe Di Reda | ... |
Shanahan
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Richard Loo | ... |
Major Chin
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Barney Phillips | ... |
Franks
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Storyline
Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat U.S.S. 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. Written by Martin H. Booda <booda@datasync.com>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
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 See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for violence and sexual material (re-rating) (2000) See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
El Yang-Tsé en llamas See more »Box Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$20,000,000 (USA) (January 1968)Company Credits
Production Co:
Robert Wise Productions, Solar Productions, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
| UK: (BBFC submission before censorship) | Sweden: | USA: (roadshow version)Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System) | Mono (35 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System)Color:
ColorAspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1
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Jake Holman: Well shoot something!
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mysterious, unknown correspondent whose letters proved a morale booster to
cast and crew during trying location work in Hong Kong and Taiwan. See more »
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Trivia
Pat Boone badly wanted the lead role. He says he believes he didn't get it because director Robert Wise wanted a "real actor" instead of a singer-turned-actor. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: During one of the scenes where the San Pablo is in danger of being boarded by hostile Chinese, the crewmen are issued Springfield rifles. But they are not given any ammunition belts. Even if the rifles were loaded, which they would not normally be while in storage, they would hold only five cartridges (six with a round in the chamber). Such a limited supply of ammo would not have been enough to turn back the large number of Chinese if they had attempted to board the ship. See more »Quotes
Captain Collins: Holman, I'll have you shot as a mutineer!Jake Holman: Well shoot something!
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Crazy Credits
There is a credit for 'Diversions by Irving Schwartz' in tribute to amysterious, unknown correspondent whose letters proved a morale booster to
cast and crew during trying location work in Hong Kong and Taiwan. See more »
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