The Sand Pebbles

Name: The Sand Pebbles
Released: 1966-12-20
Rating: 7.214

7.2/10 (285)

·1966· 196 min

Director: Robert Wise

"This is the heroic story of the men on the U.S.S. San Pablo who disturbed the sleeping dragon of savage China as the threatened world watched in breathless terror."

Engineer 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.

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Cast

Steve McQueen

Jake Holman

Richard Attenborough

Frenchy Burgoyne

Richard Crenna

Captain Collins

Candice Bergen

Shirley Eckert

Mako

Po-han

Larry Gates

Jameson

Charles Robinson

Ensign Bordelles

Simon Oakland

Stawski

Ford Rainey

Harris

Joe Turkel

Bronson

Gavin MacLeod

Crosley

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Joe Di Reda

Shanahan

In brief

The Sand Pebbles (1966) is a drama, war film. With an average rating of 7.2/10 from 285 votes, it's a solidly rated pick. The film runs 3h 16min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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How long is The Sand Pebbles?

The Sand Pebbles runs 196 minutes (3h 16min).

What rating does The Sand Pebbles have?

The Sand Pebbles has an average rating of 7.2/10 based on 285 viewer votes on TMDB.

What year is The Sand Pebbles from?

The Sand Pebbles was released in 1966.