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The Sand Pebbles [Blu-ray] [1966]
SKU:5428925
Release Date:06/03/2008
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Steve McQueen received his only Academy Award nomination for his performance in this epic-scale war drama, based on the novel by Richard McKenna. In 1926, as China teeters on the edge of political revolution in the midst of a civil war, the USS San Pablo, is ordered to patrol the Yangtze River to represent and protect American interests. While the San Pablo may be an American ship, much of the labor is actually performed by Chinese locals willing to work for American money, while stern but inexperienced commanding officer Captain Collins (Richard Crenna) frequently drills his charges, unsure what else to do. A machinist's mate with just under a decade of navy service behind him, Jake Holman (Steve McQueen) is assigned to the San Pablo and immediately makes enemies among the crew -- he prefers to do his own work rather than farm it out to others, and the one Chinese man who works by his side, Po Han (Mako), is treated as an apprentice rather than a servant. Holman also falls in love with an idealistic American missionary (Candice Bergen), while his shipmate Frenchy (Richard Attenborough) falls for a Chinese girl and - with marriage plans in mind - kidnaps her to prevent her from being auctioned off. As Holman's methods and attitudes continue to anger his comrades, they find themselves increasingly at odds with the Chinese, especially after Frenchy's girlfriend becomes pregnant and Po Han is captured by revolutionary forces and branded a traitor.~Mark Deming
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Commentary by director Robert Wise and actors Candice Bergen, Richard Creena and Mako
Isolated score track with commentary by music producer Nick Redman, film music historian Jon Burlingame and film historian/screenwriter Lem Dobbs
Trivia track
Road show version scenes
The making of the Sand Pebbles documentary
Steve McQueen remembered featurette
Robert Wise remembered featurette
China 1926 remembered featurette
A Ship Called Pablo featurette
The Secret of San Pablo featurette
Radio documentaries narrated by Richard Attenborough
Radio spots
Original theatrical trailer
Director
- Robert Wise
Writer
- Robert Anderson
Cast
- Steve McQueenJake Holman
- Richard AttenboroughFrenchy Burgoyne
- Richard CrennaLt. Collins
- Candice BergenShirley Eckert
- MakoPo-Han
- Larry GatesJameson
- Simon OaklandStawski
- Ford RaineyHarris
- Joe TurkelBronson
- Gavin MacLeodCrosley
- Richard LooMaj. Chin
- Barney PhillipsChief Franks
- Gus TrikonisRestorff
- Shepherd SandersPerna
- James JeterFarren
- Tom MiddletonJennings
- Tommy LeeChien
- Beulah QuoMama Chunk
- James HongVictor Shu
- Alan HopkinsWilsey
- Gil PerkinsCustomer
- Walter ReedBidder
- Ben WrightEnglishman
- Stephen FerryLamb
- Ted FishCPO Wellbeck
- Joe di RedaShanahan
- Loren JanesColeman
- Glenn WilderWaldron
Crew
- Robert WiseProducer
- Jerry GoldsmithComposer (Music Score)
- Lionel NewmanMusical Direction/Supervision
- William H. ReynoldsEditor
- Boris LevenProduction Designer
- William KiernanProduction Designer
- William KiernanSet Designer
- RenieCostume Designer
- Jerry EndlerSpecial Effects
- Ben Nye, Sr.Makeup
- Del AcevedoMakeup
- William TurnerMakeup
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