The Sand Pebbles
1966
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.
Running time: 3h 16m
| Director | Robert Wise |
|---|---|
| Writers | Robert Anderson |
| Composer(s) | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Genres | Drama, War |
| Certificate | 12 |
| Release Date | 1966 |
| Production Company(s) | Robert Wise Productions, Solar Productions, 20th Century Fox |
