The Sand Pebbles (1966)
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- PG-13
- 3h 2min
- Adventure, Drama
- 20 Dec 1966 (USA)
- Movie
In 1926, a U.S. Naval engineer gets assigned to a gunboat on a rescue mission in war-torn China.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 13 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Steve McQueen | ... |
Jake Holman
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| Richard Attenborough | ... |
Frenchy Burgoyne
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| Richard Crenna | ... |
Captain Collins
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| Candice Bergen | ... |
Shirley Eckert
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| Emmanuelle Arsan | ... |
Maily
(as Marayat Andriane)
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| Mako | ... |
Po-han
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| Larry Gates | ... |
Jameson
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| Charles Robinson | ... |
Ensign Bordelles
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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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| Gavin MacLeod | ... |
Crosley
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| Joe Di Reda | ... |
Shanahan
(as Joseph di Reda)
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| Richard Loo | ... |
Major Chin
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| Barney Phillips | ... |
Franks
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| Gus Trikonis | ... |
Restorff
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| Shepherd Sanders | ... |
Perna
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| James Jeter | ... |
Farren
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Thomas H. Middleton | ... |
Jennings
(as Tom Middleton)
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| Paul Chun | ... |
Cho-jen
(as Paul Chinpae)
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| Tommy Lee | ... |
Chien
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Beulah Quo | ... |
Mama Chunk
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| James Hong | ... |
Victor Shu
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Stephen Jahn | ... |
Haythorn
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Alan Hopkins | ... |
Wilsey
(as Jay Allan Hopkins)
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Stephen Ferry | ... |
Lamb
(as Steve Ferry)
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Ted Fish | ... |
Wellbeck
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| Loren Janes | ... |
Coleman
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| Glenn R. Wilder | ... |
Waldron
(as Glenn Wilder)
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Garrett Cassell | ... |
Commander (uncredited)
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| Frank Coghlan Jr. | ... |
Bald Bespectacled Man at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited)
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| Colleen Cosgrove | ... |
Missionary child (uncredited)
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| Larry Duran | ... |
Brawler at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited)
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| Robert Emhardt | ... |
Officer on San Pablo (uncredited)
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| Robert Kelly-Schleyer | ... |
Bosun's Mate (uncredited)
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Pa Ko | ... |
Boy Selling Birds (uncredited)
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| Jon Lormer | ... |
Hamilton (uncredited)
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| Gil Perkins | ... |
Customer at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited)
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| Walter Reed | ... |
Bidder at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited)
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Henry Wang | ... |
Lop-eye Shing (uncredited)
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| Ben Wright | ... |
Englishman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Robert Wise | ||
Written by
| Richard McKenna | ... | (novel) |
| Robert Anderson | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Charles H. Maguire | ... | associate producer (as Charles Maguire) |
| Steve McQueen | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Robert Wise | ... | A Robert Wise Production |
Music by
| Jerry Goldsmith | ||
Cinematography by
| Joseph MacDonald | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| William Reynolds | ||
Editorial Department
| David Bernstein | ... | colorist: digitally restored version (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Boris Leven | ||
Set Decoration by
| William Kiernan | ... | (set decorations) |
| Walter M. Scott | ... | (set decorations) |
| John Sturtevant | ... | (set decorations) |
Costume Design by
| Renié | ... | (costumes designed by) (as Renie) |
Makeup Department
| Del Acevedo | ... | makeup artist |
| Margaret Donovan | ... | hair styles |
| Ben Nye | ... | makeup artist |
| William Turner | ... | makeup artist (as Bill Turner) |
| Sharleen Rassi | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
| Jay Sebring | ... | hair designer: Steve McQueen (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Saul Wurtzel | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ridgeway Callow | ... | assistant director |
| Charles H. Maguire | ... | second unit director (as Charles Maguire) |
| Robert F. Liu | ... | first assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Herbert Cheek | ... | location construction supervisor |
| Howard Terpning | ... | poster artist |
| Tom Jung | ... | graphic designer (uncredited) |
| Robert W. King | ... | craft service (uncredited) |
| Dong Kingman | ... | watercolor artist (uncredited) |
| Dennis J. Parrish | ... | assistant property master (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Bernard Freericks | ... | sound |
| Murray Spivack | ... | sound |
| Douglas O. Williams | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Gerald Endler | ... | special effects (as Jerry Endler) |
| Johnny Borgese | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| L.B. Abbott | ... | special photographic effects |
| Travis Dutch | ... | digital restoration scanning |
| Emil Kosa Jr. | ... | special photographic effects |
Stunts
| Larry Duran | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Loren Janes | ... | stunt double: Steve McQueen (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
| Gil Perkins | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Bill Saito | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Glenn R. Wilder | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Dick Johnson | ... | second unit photography (as Richard Johnson) |
| Thomas Del Ruth | ... | second assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Dave Friedman | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| John R. Hamilton | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Clyde Taylor | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Ed Wynigear | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Lionel Newman | ... | conductor |
| David Tamkin | ... | orchestrations |
| Victor Arno | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Robert Bain | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| John Bambridge | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Robert Barene | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Harry Bluestone | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Larry Bunker | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Russ Cheever | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| John Clyman | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Don Cristlieb | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| James Decker | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Harold Dicterow | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Bonnie Jean Douglas | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Walter Edelstein | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Caesar Giovannini | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Alan Harshman | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Alton Hendrickson | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| William Hinshaw | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Arthur Hoberman | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| The Hollywood Studio Symphony | ... | music performed by (uncredited) |
| Anatol Kaminsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Artie Kane | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Armand Kaproff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Nathan Kaproff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Louis Kaufman | ... | concertmaster (uncredited) |
| Milton Kestenbaum | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Varoujan Kodjian | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Cappy Lewis | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Irving Lipschultz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Alfred Lustgarten | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Edgar Lustgarten | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Peter Mercurio | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Arthur Morton | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Abe Most | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Erno Neufeld | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Irma Neumann | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Lou Raderman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Allan Reuss | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Meyer Rubin | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Harry Schmidt | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Harold Schneier | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Gordon Schoneberg | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| Frederick Seykora | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Paul Shure | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Henry Sigismonti | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Murray Spivack | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
| Ann Stockton | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Phillip A. Teele | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Urban Thielmann | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
| Raymond Turner | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Douglas Williams | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Harley Misiner | ... | technical adviser (as Harley Misiner MMC. USN {Ret.}) |
| Irving Schwartz | ... | diversions |
| Maurice Zuberano | ... | production associate |
| Alan Callow | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Larry Leverett | ... | public relations assistant (uncredited) |
| Richard D. Zanuck | ... | studio executive (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Argyle Enterprises (produced by)
- Solar Productions (produced by)
- Robert Wise Productions
- Twentieth Century Fox
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1966) (United States) (theatrical) (as Twentieth Century - Fox Film Corporation) (released by)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1966) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Fox Film (1967) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1967) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Dear Film (1967) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Netherlands Fox Film Corporation (1967) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Centfox-Film (1967) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1967) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- CBS (1973) (United States) (tv)
- TF1 (1978) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Fox-Stockholm Film Distribution (1979) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (Netherlands) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (VHS) (pan-and-scan)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- Deltamac Co. (2004) (Hong Kong) (video) (Video Compact Disc)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Hong Kong) (video) (Video Compact Disc)
- SF Home Entertainment (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- 20th Television (2008) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Deltamac Co. (2008) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- SF Home Entertainment (2008) (Sweden) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Deltamac Co. (2007) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Filmconfect Home Entertainment (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Magnetic Video (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (acknowledgement)
- Panavision (camera equipment provided by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 |
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| Taglines | THE STORY OF MEN...men who disturbed the sleeping dragon of China as the world watched in terror! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $12,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Director Robert Wise was so proud of this movie that he held yearly parties with surviving cast members to celebrate it. See more » |
| Goofs | The Machinist Mate First Class (MM1c) rate patch that Holman wears on his left shoulder is a post-1941-type where the "crow" faces to its right side. In 1926, when the movie is set, the crow on a Machinist Mate's rate patch faced left, looking away from the wearer's face. After 1941, all USN petty officer rate patch "crows" faced forward, like their wearer, to "face the enemy". See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Slaying the Dragon (1988). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Sleepy Time Gal See more » |
| Crazy Credits | There is a credit for 'Diversions by Irving Schwartz' in tribute to a mysterious, unknown correspondent whose letters proved a morale booster to cast and crew during trying location work in Hong Kong and Taiwan. See more » |
| Quotes |
Frenchy Burgoyne:
[exchanging marriage vows; slowly and with feeling]
We're mixing our lives together, Maily, and we'll never be able to unmix them again, and we'll never want to. I take you for what you are, and all that you are, and mix you with all of me, and I don't hold back nothing. When you're cold, and hungry, and afraid, so am I. I'm going to stay with you all that I can, take the best care of you that I can, and love you 'til I die. Maily: I will always love you and honor you and serve you, and stay as near to you as I can, and do everything for you, and live for you. I won't have *any* life except our life together. I will just love you, Frenchy, all of me, loving you forever. See more » |