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The Sand Pebbles
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1966 American period war film directed by Robert Wise
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The Sand Pebbles is a 1966 American drama and war film directed and produced by Robert Wise, written by Robert Anderson, with cinematography by Joseph MacDonald, editing by William H. Reynolds, and a score by Jerry Goldsmith. Its cast includes Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna, and Candice Bergen. Set in China and filmed in Taiwan, it was produced in the United States, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, running 196 minutes on a budget of about 12 million and grossing around 20 million. It was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, Best Film Editing, and Best Picture.
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Film · TMDB
7.2Engineer 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.
Cast
- Steve McQueen as Jake Holman
- Richard Attenborough as Frenchy Burgoyne
- Richard Crenna as Captain Collins
- Candice Bergen as Shirley Eckert
- Mako as Po-han
- Larry Gates as Jameson
Themes
- china
- missionary
- u.s. navy
- chinese
- battle
- gunboat
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
17,295 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
- Year
- 1966
- Runtime
- 182 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 8 Oscars. 2 wins & 21 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Robert Wise
- Screenplay by
- Robert Anderson
- Based on
- The Sand Pebbles , by Richard McKenna
- Produced by
- Robert Wise
- Starring
- Steve McQueen Richard Attenborough Richard Crenna Candice Bergen Marayat Andriane
- Cinematography
- Joseph MacDonald
- Edited by
- William Reynolds
- Music by
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Production companies
- Argyle Enterprises Solar Productions
- Distributed by
- 20th Century-Fox
- Release date
- December 20, 1966 ( 1966-12-20 )
- Running time
- 182 minutes (Original release) 196 minutes ( Roadshow )
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- English Mandarin
- Budget
- $12.1 million
- Box office
- $30 million
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Official website
The Sand Pebbles Motion Picture Website - Established January 1998
The Sand Pebbles Multi-media Website. Comprehensive source of movie photos, lobby cards, multimedia and other information.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Robert Wise
- Screenwriter
- Robert Anderson
- Cast member
- Paul Chun
- Composer
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Producer
- Robert Wise
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Joseph MacDonald
- Narrative location
- China
- Filming location
- Taiwan
- Duration
- 179
- FilmAffinity ID
- 657217
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.thesandpebbles.com
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- publication date
- 1967-02-15
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- film editor
- William H. Reynolds
- title
- The Sand Pebbles
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 85%
- Commons category
- The Sand Pebbles
- capital cost
- 12100000
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Encyclopedic overview
The Sand Pebbles is a 1966 American epic war film directed by Robert Wise in Panavision, based on the novel of the same name by Richard McKenna. It tells the story of an independent, rebellious U.S. Navy machinist's mate first class, aboard the fictional river gunboat USS San Pablo, on Yangtze Patrol in 1920s China. The production was filmed on location in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
The film stars Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna, and Candice Bergen, and features Marayat Andriane, Mako, and Larry Gates in supporting roles. Robert Anderson adapted the screenplay from the 1962 novel of the same name by Richard McKenna.
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