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The Sand Pebbles is a 1966 American epic war film directed by Robert Wise in Panavision. It tells the story of an independent, rebellious U.S. Navy machinist's mate first class, aboard the fictional river gunboat USS San Pablo, on Yangtze Patrol in 1920s China. The production was filmed on location in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
A U.S. Naval engineer gets assigned to a gunboat on a rescue mission in war-torn China in 1926. The film stars Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, and Candice Bergen, and was nominated for eight Oscars.
Apr 21, 2021 · In 1926, Petty Officer, First Class Jake Holman transfers to the Yangtze River Patrol gunboat USS San Pablo. The ship is nicknamed the Sand Pebble and its...
Brief Synopsis. A naval engineer stationed in 1926 China defies local authorities to rescue a group of missionaries.
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.
Summaries. 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.
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...
