Film · 1966

The Sand Pebbles

Name: The Sand Pebbles
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Released: 1966-12-20
Duration: 182 min
Cast: Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna, Candice Bergen, Mako

Directed by Robert Wise · starring Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough and Richard Crenna

3 h 2 min
Adventure · Drama · Romance
USA
Released in the UK 5 April 1967

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Synopsis

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. 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.

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The essentials

Runtime: 182 min3 hours and 2 minutes
Budget: €12mTwentieth Century-Fox

How long is The Sand Pebbles?: 3 hours and 2 minutes (182 minutes).
When was The Sand Pebbles released in the UK?: It was released in the UK on 5 April 1967.
Who directed The Sand Pebbles?: Robert Wise.
Who is in The Sand Pebbles?: It stars Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna and Candice Bergen.
Where can I watch The Sand Pebbles?: In the UK you can watch it on rent on Prime Video.