The Sand Pebbles
This is the heroic story of the men on the U.S.S. San Pablo who disturbed the sleeping dragon of savage China as the threatened world watched in breathless terror.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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Drama, War
Budget: $12,000,000 | Revenue : $20,000,000
Runtime: 196 minutes
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Richard Crenna
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Candice Bergen
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Larry Gates
Played Jameson
Charles Robinson
Played Ensign Bordelles
Simon Oakland
Played Stawski
Ford Rainey
Played Harris
Joe Turkel
Played Bronson
Gavin MacLeod
Played Crosley
Joe Di Reda
Played Shanahan
Richard Loo
Played Major Chin
Barney Phillips
Played Franks
James Hong
Played Victor Shu
Gus Trikonis
Played Restorff
Emmanuelle Arsan
Played Maily
Shepherd Sanders
Played Perna
James Jeter
Played Farren
Tom Middleton
Played Jennings
Paul Chun Pui
Played Cho-jen
Tommy Lee
Played Chien
Beulah Quo
Played Mama Chunk
Stephen Jahn
Played Haythorn
Alan Hopkins
Played Wilsey
Stephen Ferry
Played Lamb
Ted Fish
Played Wellbeck
Loren Janes
Played Coleman
Glenn R. Wilder
Played Waldron
Robert Kelly-Schleyer
Played Bosun's Mate (uncredited)
Robert Emhardt
Played Officer on San Pablo (uncredited)
Walter Reed
Played Bidder at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited)
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