The Sand Pebbles [Blu-ray]

Overview

This film tells the story of an American marine engineer who is stationed on China's Yangtze River in 1926. Though he'd prefer to stay below deck and work on the engines, he falls in love with a missionary, and through his romance, he becomes aware of the Chinese political climate.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/03/2008
UPC:	0024543452096
Original Release:	1966
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	2:59:00
Sales rank:	33

Special Features

Closed Caption; 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

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Steve McQueen	Jake Holman
Richard Crenna	Capt. Collins
Richard Attenborough	Frenchy Burgoyne
Candice Bergen	Shirley Eckert
Marayat Andriane	Maily
MAKO	Po-han
Larry Gates	Jameson
Charles Robinson	Ens. Bordelles
Simon Oakland	Stawski
Ford Rainey	Harris
Joseph Turkel	Bronson,Bronson
Gavin MacLeod	Crosley
Joe Di Reda	Shanahan
Richard Loo	Major Chin
Barney Phillips	Chief Franks
Gus Trikonis	Restorff
Shepherd Sanders	Perna
James Jeter	Farren
Tom Middleton	Jennings
Paul Chinpae	Cho-jen
Tommy Lee	Chien
Beulah Quo	Mama Chunk
James Hong	Victor Shu
Stephen Jahn	Haythorn
Alan Hopkins	Wilsey
Stephen Ferry	Lamb
Ted Fish	CPO Wellbeck
Loren Janes	Coleman
Glenn Wilder	Waldron,Waldron
Henry Wang	Lopeye Shing
Ben Wright	Englishman
Charles Knox Robinson III	Ensign Bordelles
Walter Reed	Bidder
Emmanuelle Arsan	Maily
Gil Perkins	Customer
Paul Chun	Cho-jen
Jerry Goldsmith	Composer

Technical Credits

Robert Anderson

Robert Wise	Director,Producer
Robert Anderson	Screenwriter
Jerry Endler	Special Effects
L.B. Abbott	Special Effects
Larry Duran	Stunts
Bernard Freericks	Sound Effects
Murray Spivack	Sound Effects
Douglas O. Williams	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

The Sand Pebbles is a lengthy but engaging mix of romance, historical epic, political commentary, and adventure. Three years after his star-making turn in The Great Escape, Steve McQueen delivers what many consider his most complete performance, as the antisocial crewmember of an American ship docked in China during the civil war of 1926. Though it presents a rather generalized view of imperialism, Sand Pebbles makes obvious parallels between America's presence in China and its presence in Vietnam four decades later. Director Robert Wise struggled to get backing for the film, succeeding only when he agreed to direct the film version of The Sound of Music. It was not a major hit, though its cachet increased when it received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor.