The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles
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1966
3h 16m
7.2(265 votes)
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.

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Cast & Crew

32 members
Acting

Steve McQueen

Jake Holman

Steve McQueen
Acting

Richard Attenborough

Frenchy Burgoyne

Richard Attenborough
Acting

Richard Crenna

Captain Collins

Richard Crenna
Acting

Candice Bergen

Shirley Eckert

Candice Bergen
Acting

Mako

Po-han

Mako
Acting

Larry Gates

Jameson

Larry Gates
Acting

Charles Robinson

Ensign Bordelles

Charles Robinson
Acting

Simon Oakland

Stawski

Simon Oakland
Acting

Ford Rainey

Harris

Ford Rainey
Acting

Joe Turkel

Bronson

Joe Turkel
Acting

Gavin MacLeod

Crosley

Gavin MacLeod
Acting

Joe Di Reda

Shanahan

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Acting

Richard Loo

Major Chin

Richard Loo
Acting

Barney Phillips

Franks

Barney Phillips
Acting

James Hong

Victor Shu

James Hong
Directing

Gus Trikonis

Restorff

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Writing

Emmanuelle Arsan

Maily

Emmanuelle Arsan
Acting

Shepherd Sanders

Perna

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Acting

James Jeter

Farren

James Jeter
Acting

Tom Middleton

Jennings

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Acting

秦沛

Cho-jen

秦沛
Acting

Tommy Lee

Chien

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Acting

Beulah Quo

Mama Chunk

Beulah Quo
Acting

Stephen Jahn

Haythorn

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Acting

Alan Hopkins

Wilsey

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Stephen Ferry

Lamb

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Acting

Ted Fish

Wellbeck

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Crew

Loren Janes

Coleman

Loren Janes
Crew

Glenn R. Wilder

Waldron

Glenn R. Wilder
Acting

Robert Kelly-Schleyer

Bosun's Mate (uncredited)

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Acting

Robert Emhardt

Officer on San Pablo (uncredited)

Robert Emhardt
Acting

Walter Reed

Bidder at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited)

Walter Reed

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