About this release
This film tells the story of an American marine engineer who is stationed on China's Yangtze River in 1926. Though he'd prefer to stay below deck and work on the engines, he falls in love with a missionary, and through his romance, he becomes aware of the Chinese political climate.
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Disc 1
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The Sand Pebbles (1966)
196 min
WarDrama
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.
Credits
Director
Robert Wise
Writer
Robert Anderson
Cast
Steve McQueenas Jake Holman
Richard Attenboroughas Frenchy Burgoyne
Richard Crennaas Captain Collins
Candice Bergenas Shirley Eckert
Makoas Po-han
Larry Gatesas Jameson
Charles Robinsonas Ensign Bordelles
Simon Oaklandas Stawski
Ford Raineyas Harris
Joe Turkelas Bronson
Cinematographer
Joseph MacDonald
Composer
Jerry Goldsmith
Editor
William Reynolds
Producer
Robert Wise
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- June 23, 2026