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The Sand Pebbles is a 1966 American epic war film directed by Robert Wise in Panavision. 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.
A U.S. Naval engineer gets assigned to a gunboat on a rescue mission in war-torn China in 1926. The Sand Pebbles is a classic adventure film nominated for 8 Oscars and starring Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough and Candice Bergen.
- (17K)
- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Robert Wise
- 1966-12-20
Brief Synopsis. A naval engineer stationed in 1926 China defies local authorities to rescue a group of missionaries.
- Robert Wise, Ridgeway Callow, Charles Maguire
- Steve Mcqueen
In 1926, the USS San Pablo patrols the Yangtze River during the clashes between Chiang Kai-shek's communists and Chinese warlords. Eight-year veteran machinist Jake Holman (Steve McQueen), new to...
- (19)
- Robert Wise
- PG-13
- Steve Mcqueen
The Sand Pebbles, American war film, released in 1966, that proved controversial for its parallels to the ongoing Vietnam War (1954–75). Steve McQueen earned his only Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of an alienated and disillusioned sailor. The Sand Pebbles opens in 1926 as China is.
- Lee Pfeiffer
China, 1926. The country is torn by revolution and exploited by foreigners. Jake Holman, an American sailor who serves as an engineer aboard the U.S.S. San...
The Sand Pebbles is a movie about the U.S.S. San Pablo crew in 1926 China, facing hostility and danger. Watch the trailer, cast, reviews and more on The Movie Database (TMDB).
