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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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Cast
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| Steve McQueen | ... | ||
| Candice Bergen | ... | ||
| Richard Attenborough | ... | ||
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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:
THE STORY OF MEN...men who disturbed the sleeping dragon of China as the world watched in 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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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
Steve McQueen gave writer Robert Anderson such a hard time, that Anderson left the project after McQueen was cast. Years earlier, McQueen was not cast in a play by Anderson and McQueen never forgave him. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: At the fight at the boom,the cannon on the USS Sand Pebble has a recoil cylinder on top of the barrel but when fired, the barrel doesn't recoil. There is also no recoil shown for the muzzle loading cannon on the Chinese Junks. See more »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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