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Release Date:
20 December 1966 (USA)
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Tagline:
THE STORY OF MEN...men who disturbed the sleeping dragon of China as the world watched in terror! more
Plot:
Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat U.S.S. San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of...
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Awards:
Nominated for 8 Oscars.
Another 5 wins
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10 nominations
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"10 Rillington Place" Now At Film Forum, New York
(From CinemaRetro. 27 June 2009, 11:04 AM, PDT)
Candice Bergen And Steve McQueen's Family Attend Lincoln Center Screening Of "The Sand Pebbles"
(From CinemaRetro. 21 May 2009, 8:23 AM, PDT)
(From CinemaRetro. 27 June 2009, 11:04 AM, PDT)
Candice Bergen And Steve McQueen's Family Attend Lincoln Center Screening Of "The Sand Pebbles"
(From CinemaRetro. 21 May 2009, 8:23 AM, PDT)
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Throughly enjoyable.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Steve McQueen | ... | Jake Holman |
 | Richard Attenborough | ... | Frenchy Burgoyne |
 | Richard Crenna | ... | Captain Collins |
 | Candice Bergen | ... | Shirley Eckert |
 | Emmanuelle Arsan | ... | Maily (as Marayat Andriane) |
 | Mako | ... | Po-han |
| Larry Gates | ... | Jameson |
| Charles Robinson | ... | Ensign Bordelles |
| Simon Oakland | ... | Stawski |
| Ford Rainey | ... | Harris |
| Joe Turkel | ... | Bronson |
 | Gavin MacLeod | ... | Crosley |
| Joe Di Reda | ... | Shanahan (as Joseph di Reda) |
| Richard Loo | ... | Major Chin |
| Barney Phillips | ... | Franks |
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Rated PG-13 for violence and sexual material.
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Runtime:
182 min | UK:243 min (BBFC submission before censorship) | Sweden:193 min | USA:196 min (roadshow version)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Mono (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Norway:11 (DVD rating) (2006) |
Iceland:16 |
Canada:14A (video rating) |
USA:Approved (certificate #21310) (original rating) |
Brazil:14 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG-13 (re-rating) (2000) |
West Germany:16 |
UK:A (original rating) (cut) |
Singapore:PG
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The movie is often mistakenly described as being intended as an allegory for the Vietnam War, but Richard McKenna, the author of the best-selling novel on which the film was based, served on U.S. Navy gunboats in China during the 1930's and based the book on his own experiences. The Vietnam War allegory, perhaps inevitably, was ascribed to the film by the press on it's release in 1966, although not the original intention of the author, screenwriter, or director.
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Continuity: At the end in the missionary's courtyard 2 Chinese soldiers are shot at the obelisk. One falls in the right open portion the other falls to the left. The left soldier disappears in subsequent scenes.
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Quotes:
Jake Holman:
[Holman enters the engine room after boarding the San Pablo. He looks around the room, smiles and places his hand on the machinery] Hello, Engine; I'm Jake Holman.
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Featured in The Slanted Screen (2006)
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"The Sand Pebbles" was a throughly enjoyable movie. The setting was exotic and the story engaging. Though it starred Steve McQueen, who did an excellent job, its strength was the ensemble acting with a very talented cast including Richard Crenna, Richard Attenborough, Mako and Candice Bergen. The story was nicely involved and, though it portrayed the sailor's prejudices, did not feel condescending toward the Chinese as many war-type movies do. The men were caught up in the turbulent times and many of the conflicts portrayed seem to come more from troubled psyches. It is not Ramboish macho crap. I found the portrayals of the people and times entertaining. I had read the book so maybe I read more into the movie than others seeing it cold. It was a very good movie and well worth a watch.