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The Sand Pebbles

The Sand Pebbles

# 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.
Drama   War
📜 Overview: 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.
💵 Budget: USD 12,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: Mandarin , English
📆 Date Released: 1966-12-20
⌚ Running Time: 196 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.2

Beloved Cast

Steve McQueen original image
Jake Holman
Steve McQueen
Richard Attenborough original image
Frenchy Burgoyne
Richard Attenborough
Richard Crenna original image
Captain Collins
Richard Crenna
Candice Bergen original image
Shirley Eckert
Candice Bergen
Mako original image
Po-han
Mako
Larry Gates original image
Jameson
Larry Gates
Charles Robinson original image
Ensign Bordelles
Charles Robinson
Simon Oakland original image
Stawski
Simon Oakland
Ford Rainey original image
Harris
Ford Rainey
Joe Turkel original image
Bronson
Joe Turkel
Gavin MacLeod original image
Crosley
Gavin MacLeod
Joe Di Reda original image
Shanahan
Joe Di Reda
Richard Loo original image
Major Chin
Richard Loo
Barney Phillips original image
Franks
Barney Phillips
James Hong original image
Victor Shu
James Hong
Gus Trikonis original image
Restorff
Gus Trikonis
Emmanuelle Arsan original image
Maily
Emmanuelle Arsan
Shepherd Sanders original image
Perna
Shepherd Sanders
James Jeter original image
Farren
James Jeter
Tom Middleton original image
Jennings
Tom Middleton
Paul Chun Pui original image
Cho-jen
Paul Chun Pui
Tommy Lee original image
Chien
Tommy Lee
Beulah Quo original image
Mama Chunk
Beulah Quo
Stephen Jahn original image
Haythorn
Stephen Jahn
Alan Hopkins original image
Wilsey
Alan Hopkins
Stephen Ferry original image
Lamb
Stephen Ferry
Ted Fish original image
Wellbeck
Ted Fish
Loren Janes original image
Coleman
Loren Janes
Glenn R. Wilder original image
Waldron
Glenn R. Wilder
Robert Kelly-Schleyer original image
Bosun's Mate (uncredited)
Robert Kelly-Schleyer
Robert Emhardt original image
Officer on San Pablo (uncredited)
Robert Emhardt
Walter Reed original image
Bidder at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited)
Walter Reed

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