Naval engineer gets assigned to a gunboat on a rescue mission in wartorn china. The san pablo herself, rivergoing home of the sand pebbles. The sand pebbles is a 1966 american war film directed by robert wise in panavision. The island of taiwan lies 110 miles off the southeastern coast of mainland china, which lies across the taiwan strait. The sand pebbles the 1966 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The sand pebbles, american war film, released in 1966, that proved controversial for its parallels to the ongoing vietnam war 195475. Nov 30, 20 the sand pebbles 1966 all deletedroadshow scenes english audio.
In 1926, as china teeters on the edge of political. Following the success of the sound of music, director robert wise chose to film robert mckennas prizewinning 1962 novel, the sand pebblesan ambitious choice for a director at the peak of his career. Joaquin phoenix, cameron diaz, steve mcqueen, chris haddock, richard loo, james hong, richard crenna, barney phillips. Sand pebbles, the nominated for eight academy awards, including best picture, this fascinating the new york times actiondrama chronicles a volatile time in history and will resonate with generations to come. With steve mcqueen, richard attenborough, richard crenna, candice bergen. The sand pebbles, bluray, widescreen, subtitled, dubbed, dolby, war drama, 024543452096. His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the. His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the ricebowl system which runs the ship and the uneasy symbiosis between chinese and foreigner on the river. The atmospherics that robert wise achieves in sand pebbles will convince you that china is outside of time and timeless. The dvd includes a commentary by director robert wise, and english subtitles for the hearing impaired. His inevitable romantic interest is played by candice bergen just 19 years old. His association with the film began in 1962 while he was in london. The sand pebbles is a perfect example of what conservatives call wishy washy liberalism.
Staring candice bergen, richard attenborough, richard crenna and steve mcqueen. Watch the sand pebbles online stream full movie directv. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 40 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 production design by 1 set decoration by 3 costume design by 1 makeup department 6 production management 1. Sand pebbles the bluray 1966 this is the heroic story of the men on the u.
Eightyear veteran machinist jake holman steve mcqueen, new to the selfnamed sand pebbles crew, immediately draws deep suspicion due to his independent streak. In 1966 it was used as the storyline for a movie of the same name starring steve mcqueen. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 40 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. Given its lengthy running time nearly 3 hours and epic ambitions, theres a lot more going on in the sand pebbles than just jakes identity as a naval engineer. Steve mcqueen in japan during filming of the sand pebbles. The english subtitles are labelled as hearing impaired, and there is some mention of sound effects, but not a lot. Dec 03, 2018 at 2 hours and 55 minutes this was a hard project for audiences back in 1966 even with an intermission which is included on my dvd copy headed the classic war movie collection.
His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the ricebowl system which runs the ship and the uneasy symbiosis between chinese. Set in china in 1926, at the point when modern china was emerging, its arguably steve mcqueens finest role. The sand pebbles widescreen, subtitled, dubbed, dolby on tcm shop. The commentary has no subtitles and is inaccessible from the japanese menu. There are subtitles in thirteen languages, including english. Nationalism is sweeping the country, and many are demanding foreigners leave the country. The sand pebbles was a 4 year project for robert wise. The sand pebbles 1966 directed by robert wise genres adventure, drama, historical film subgenres romantic adventure, historical epic release date dec 20, 1966 usa run time 195 min. Shot in taiwan and hong kong, the film combines historical sweep and intimate human. San pablo who kidnaps his chinese bride from the auction block. Sand pebbles the cd1 sand pebbles the cd2 sands of iwo jima sanjuro 1962 santa claus 2 sante trap the saragossa manuscript the 1965 cd1 saragossa manuscript the 1965 cd2 satans brew 1976 saturday night fever cd1 saturday night fever cd2 satyajit ray apu trilogy 2 aparajito 1957 saudade saulabi sauvage innocence 2001 cd1 sauvage. If you are easily bored it may go over your head, but this is the best movie ever made about china, where life can be cheap, cynical and brutish. The sand pebbles 1966 all deletedroadshow scenes english audio.
The sand pebbles 2003 in 1926, the uss san pablo patrols the yangtze river during the clashes between chiang kaisheks communists and chinese warlords. The newest member of the crew, who call themselves sand pebbles, is jake holman, a machinist with 8 years previous navy duty. Gallery of 30 movie poster and cover images for the sand pebbles 1966. While it focuses on the pending end of 20thcentury colonialism, its a kind of prelude to what was to come. At 2 hours and 55 minutes this was a hard project for audiences back in 1966. Sand pebbles, the nominated for eight 1966 academy awards, including best actor for steve mcqueen and best picture, the sand pebbles blends explosive action with stirring drama as it tells the tale of wartorn china in 1926, and an american sailor mcqueen caught in the middle, who has given up trying to make peace with anything including himself. Hebrew, hungarian, icelandic, norwegian, polish, portuguese, swedish, turkish. The us gunboat, san pablo, tangles with chinese warlords on the yangtse river in 1926 hunan province, but robert wises movie was made on the keelung and tam sui rivers at taipei, on the northern tip of the island of taiwan. It was the winner of the 1963 harper prize for fiction. The sand pebbles is a 1962 novel by american author richard mckenna about a yangtze river gunboat and its crew in 1926. In 1926, the uss san pablo patrols the yangtze river during the clashes between chiang kaisheks communists and chinese warlords. The sand pebbles is a color film lasting about 190 minutes.
Navy machinists mate, first class, aboard the fictional river gunboat uss san pablo, on yangtze patrol in 1920s china. The total effect of sand pebbles is uneven though gripping most of the way. San pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolutiontorn 1926 china. The sand pebbles 1966 robert wise releases allmovie. The story is divided in half on this disc, and there is an intermission in the middle. The first half of the sand pebbles is the exciting half, while the second half is the sad and violent half. Mar 17, 2012 35 videos play all jerry goldsmith sand pebbles soundtrack 1966 winston ho.
The sand pebbles widescreen, subtitled, dubbed, dolby on. San pablo who disturbed the sleeping dragon of savage china as the threatened world. Sand pebbles, the on dvd 024543440581 from 20th century fox. Although jakes independent nature is regarded with suspicion by most of the men, he wins the friendship of frenchy, a sailor in love with an englisheducated chinese girl, maily, who has been sold into enforced. Ordered to protect americans, including schoolteacher shirley eckhart candice bergen, jake and the. In 1966 it was used as the storyline for a movie of. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the ricebowl. Steve mcqueen earned his only academy award nomination for his portrayal of an alienated and disillusioned sailor the sand pebbles opens in 1926 as china is gripped by an open rebellion against foreign interventionism.
His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the rice. Steve mcqueen received his only academy award nomination for his performance in this epicscale war drama, based on the novel by richard mckenna. Starring steve mcqueen, richard attenborough, richard crenna, candice bergen. Click to expand the mega menu click to expand search input. Directed with a deft life hand by oscar winner robert wise the sound of music, the sand pebbles earned steve mcqueen his only oscar nomination and also stars richard attenborough. Jake holman, an american sailor who serves as an engineer aboard the u. At 2 hours and 55 minutes this was a hard project for audiences back in 1966 even with an intermission which is included on my dvd copy headed the classic war movie collection. Navy machinists mate, first class, aboard the fictional river gunboat uss san pablo, on yangtze patrol in 1920s china the film features steve mcqueen, richard attenborough, richard crenna, candice bergen, mako, simon oakland, larry gates, and marayat andriane.
The sand pebbles, based on the novel by richard mckenna, is a handsome production, boasting some excellent acting characterizations. Its the story of frenchy richard attenborough, a crewman on the u. Steve mcqueen earned his only academy award nomination for his portrayal of an alienated and disillusioned sailor. Steve mcqueen received his only academy award nomination for his performance in this epicscale war drama, based on the novel by richard. One of those movies that seems more relevant today than when it was made in 1966. The extras, particularly the commentary, are interesting and worthwhile. Its the story of china, a slumbering giant that rouses itself to the cries of its peopleand of the americans who are caught in its blood awakening. At the time, he had been working with the mirisch organization and he was sent galley proofs of the richard mckenna novel. The country is torn by revolution and exploited by foreigners. San pablo, a gunboat which patrols the yangtze river simply to maintain an american presence in china, wants no part of the whole messy situation and would prefer to simply stay below deck and keep the engines running. San pablo who disturbed the sleeping dragon of savage. The sand pebbles is a wellmade intelligent film presented well on dvd. Fox home video released a 2disc special edition dvd of the sand pebbles just last year, finally unveiling the road show cut of the 1966 film as an added extra.
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