The Sand Pebbles Movie Review 1966

An American expatriate engineer, transferred to a gunboat on the Yangtze River in 1926, falls in love with a missionary teacher. As he becomes aware of the political climate of American imperialism, he finds himself at odds with his command structure; the treatment of this issue can be seen as commentary on the situation in Vietnam at the time of the film's release. Considered one of McQueen's best performances, blending action and romance.

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 193 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, Military: Navy, China, Asia, Rebel With a Cause, Big Battles, Sail Away

Screenplay

Robert Anderson

Cast

Steve McQueen, Richard Crenna, Richard Attenborough, Candice Bergen, Marayat Andriane, Mako, Larry Gates, Gavin MacLeod, Simon Oakland, James Hong, Richard Loo, Barney (Bernard) Phillips, Tommy Lee, Ford Rainey, Walter Reed, Gus Trikonis, Joe Turkel, Glenn Wilder

Cinematography

Joe MacDonald

Director

Robert Wise

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Other

Harley Misiner

Producer

Robert Wise, 20th Century-Fox

Awards

Golden Globes 1967: Support. Actor (Attenborough).