The Sand Pebbles

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Feb 2, 2019 The best movie score ever composed!

George S Jul 24, 2017 Tragic, funny, romantic and exciting. The pacing slugs every once in a while, and the romance between Bergen and McQueen can feel tacked on, but the film is an effective look into Navy life while overseas. See more

Harry S Jan 8, 2017 Good movie with a good story and acting. But, I didn't like how it seemed like it was split into two different stories split by an intermission. The movie was way too long. See more

Anakin G Sep 15, 2013 8 Oscar nominations, pure 1960's, embodies the era which gave Steve McQueen his only Oscar nomination. Suggested for mature audiences. Near the end of the film, the most fantastic fighting footage I have ever seen. Prepare yourself for some desperate fighting at the end. [img]http://skymovies.sky.com/image/unscaled/2008/10/6/The-Sand-Pebbles-10101904.jpg[/img] The Sand Pebbles is a 1966 American period war film directed by Robert Wise. It tells the story of an independent, rebellious U.S. Navy Machinist's Mate aboard the fictional gunboat USS San Pablo in 1920s China. [img]http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l55/majwatz/Sand_Pebbles_1903.jpg[/img] SEE the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkb5JDAGcFs The late and so great Andy Williams sings the movie's memorable song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k_Nk48dEJI REVIEWS by the unpaid: 80% I think because this was a widescreen technicolor flick directed by Robert Wise, I always thought that "The Sand Pebbles" was a very different kind of... 90% An excellent lengthy war film that doesn't tire the viewer out, but keeps him at the edge the whole time. Robert Wise managed brilliantly to blend war... 70% A dark look at American exploitation of the Chinese during an expansion period that ultimately could be viewed as a thinly veiled anti-Vietnam War sta... [img]http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/images/sandpebbles1.jpg[/img] NOTES: 1 At the insistence of the film company, Director Wise agreed to direct a "fill-in" project, The Sound of Music, a film that became one of the most popular and acclaimed films of the 1960s. 2 Due to frequent rain and other difficulties in Hong Kong, the filming was nearly abandoned. When he returned to Los Angeles, Mr. McQueen fell ill because he had an abscessed molar. He had not wanted to see a dentist until he returned to California. His dentist and physician ordered him to take an extended period of rest-one that halted production again for weeks. 3 Steve McQueen did not do any film work for about a year due to exhaustion, saying that whatever sins that he had committed in his life had been paid for when he made The Sand Pebbles. 4 Although the 1962 novel pre-dated extensive US activity in Vietnam and was not based on any historic incidents, by the December 1966 release of the film it was seen as an explicit statement on the US's extensive combat involvement in the Vietnam War in reviews published by the New York Times and Life magazine. 5 After more than 40 years, 20th Century Fox found fourteen minutes of footage that had been cut from the film's initial roadshow version shown at New York's Rivoli Theater. The restored version has been released on DVD. [img]http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1233/550010997_53ea8b70ba_o.jpg[/img] SEE this interview with the movie's soundtrack genius, Jerry Goldsmith: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbaifO9SRFk CAST Steve McQueen as Machinist's Mate 1st Class Jake Holman Richard Attenborough as Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Frenchy Burgoyne Richard Crenna as Captain Collins Candice Bergen as Shirley Eckert Marayat Andriane as Maily Mako as Po-han Charles Robinson as Ensign Bordelles Larry Gates as Jameson Simon Oakland as Machinist's Mate Stawski Ford Rainey as Harris Joe Turkel as Bronson Gavin MacLeod as Crosley (later to captain the Love Boat) [img]http://b.vimeocdn.com/ts/442/783/442783662_640.jpg[/img] CREW Directed by Robert Wise Produced by Robert Wise Written by Robert Woodruff Anderson Richard McKenna (novel) Music by Jerry Goldsmith Cinematography Joseph MacDonald Editing by William Reynolds Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Release date(s) December 20, 1966 Running time Original cut: 182 minutes Roadshow cut: 196 minutes Country United States Language English Mandarin Budget $12,110,000 Boxoffice $30,017,647 [img]https://sphotos-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/p480x480/545201_10152115388116038_237937770_n.jpg[/img] rest in peace our Steve McQueen See more

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