United States / Dec 20, 1966 / PG-13
This is the heroic story of the men on the U.S.S. San Pablo who disturbed the sleeping dragon of savage China as the threatened world watched in breathless terror.
3h 16min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Simon Oakland | Stawski |
| Ford Rainey | Harris |
| Joe Turkel | Bronson |
| Gavin MacLeod | Crosley |
| Joe Di Reda | Shanahan |
| Richard Loo | Major Chin |
| Barney Phillips | Franks |
| James Hong | Victor Shu |
| Gus Trikonis | Restorff |
| Emmanuelle Arsan | Maily |
| Shepherd Sanders | Perna |
| James Jeter | Farren |
| Tom Middleton | Jennings |
| Paul Chun Pui | Cho-jen |
| Tommy Lee | Chien |
| Beulah Quo | Mama Chunk |
| Stephen Jahn | Haythorn |
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| Alan Hopkins | Wilsey |
| Stephen Ferry | Lamb |
| Ted Fish | Wellbeck |
| Loren Janes | Coleman |
| Glenn R. Wilder | Waldron |
| Robert Kelly-Schleyer | Bosun's Mate (uncredited) |
| Robert Emhardt | Officer on San Pablo (uncredited) |
| Walter Reed | Bidder at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Sand Pebbles |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | 普通话, English |
| Production countries | United States of America, Taiwan, Hong Kong |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Robert Wise Productions, Solar Productions, 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | 20 dicembre 1966 |
| Executive producer | Steve McQueen |
| Production | Charles H. Maguire, Robert Wise |
| Writer | Robert Anderson, Richard McKenna |
| Editing | William Reynolds |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Assistant directors | Ridgeway Callow, Robert Wise, Charles H. Maguire |
| Camera operators | Joseph MacDonald |
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| Additional photography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Production design | Boris Leven, William Kiernan, Walter M. Scott, John Sturtevant |
| Art direction | Boris Leven, William Kiernan, Walter M. Scott, John Sturtevant |
| Set decoration | William Kiernan, Walter M. Scott, John Sturtevant, Boris Leven |
| Special effects | Gerald Endler |
| Stunts | Loren Janes, Glenn R. Wilder, Larry Duran, Gil Perkins, Bill Saito |
| Music | Jerry Goldsmith, Bernard Freericks, Murray Spivack, Douglas O. Williams, David Tamkin, Lionel Newman |
| Sound | Bernard Freericks, Murray Spivack, Douglas O. Williams, David Tamkin, Lionel Newman, Jerry Goldsmith |
| Costume design | Renié, Del Acevedo, Margaret Donovan, Ben Nye, William Turner, Ed Wynigear |
| Makeup | Del Acevedo, Ben Nye, William Turner, Renié, Margaret Donovan, Ed Wynigear |
| Hairstyling | Renié, Del Acevedo, Margaret Donovan, Ben Nye, William Turner, Ed Wynigear |
| Budget | 12.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 20.000.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Feb 08, 1967 / U
Italy / Feb 15, 1967
Argentina / Mar 16, 1967
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Japan / Mar 18, 1967 / G
Sweden / Mar 20, 1967
Germany / Mar 23, 1967 / 12 / West Germany
Netherlands / Mar 23, 1967 / AL
Finland / Mar 24, 1967
Denmark / Mar 27, 1967 / 11
South Africa / Mar 27, 1967
United Kingdom / Apr 05, 1967 / 12
Spain / Apr 12, 1967
Ireland / Jul 07, 1967 / 15
Australia / Sep 01, 1967
Hong Kong / Oct 12, 1967
Norway / Nov 09, 1967
Mexico / Dec 28, 1967
Colombia / May 09, 1968
Türkiye / Feb 26, 1973
Physical media
Greece / May 26, 2002 / DVD
Brazil / Dec 01, 2003 / 14 / mj.gov.br - Fox Home BR
Netherlands / Feb 17, 2007 / 12 / DVD
Canada / Jun 03, 2008 / Blu-ray
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