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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.
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...
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A naval engineer stationed in 1926 China defies local authorities to rescue a group of missionaries.
In 1926, a U.S. Naval engineer gets assigned to a gunboat on a rescue mission in war-torn China. Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat U.S.S. 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 ...
The Sand Pebbles was one of Twentieth Century-Fox's first Panavision films. This signaled the end of an era as Fox transitioned over from using their CinemaScope lens. For a brief history on this period...visit The American Widescreen Museum.
Novel. Robert Anderson. Screenplay. 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.
Dec 5, 2023 · The Sand Pebbles (1966) by. Robert Wise. Publication date. 1966-12-20. Topics. The Sand Pebbles, Steve McQueen, Candice Bergen. Amidst China's rising nationalism in 1926, a naval engineer, Jake Holman, is framed in the murder of his friend. Jake must prove his innocence and also rescue the American missionaries. Addeddate. 2023-12-05 07:09:35.
