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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Robert Wise |
| Stars: |
Steve McQueen |
| Actors: |
Richard Crenna |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Romances · Big Battles · Classic Fight Scenes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Fox War Classics |
| UPC: |
024543013082 |
| Release Date: |
1966 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 59min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Fox War Classics, 2hr 59min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (May 15, 2001)
UPC: 024543013082 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 59min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (May 15, 2001)
UPC: 024543013211 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Robert Anderson |
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Professional Reviews
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(07/01/2005, p.142, Brian Case): "Marvelous photography..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
One of the most exciting and heart-wrenching epics ever made, THE SAND PEBBLES is a masterpiece of storytelling, with exceptional performances by a stellar cast. The complex tale begins simply enough in 1926 China, where a group of American soldiers are patrolling the Yangtze River on a gunboat called the San Pablo. The crew members, who call themselves Sand Pebbles, includes Jake Holman (Steve McQueen), a dispassionate but capable navy machinist, and his only friend, Frenchy (Richard Attenborough), a sailor in love with an English-educated Chinese girl, Maily (Marayat Andriane), who has been sold into prostitution. Strong feelings of nationalism have been sweeping through China, however, and when Chiang Kai-shek moves against the feudal warlords, the United States decides to treat the upheaval as a civil war, and the San Pablo is ordered to confine its function to protection of American civilians in the area. Included among them are Mr. Jameson (Larry Gates), a missionary, and Shirley Eckert (Candice B... |
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