The Sand Pebbles 1966 123movies

Watch: The Sand Pebbles 1966 123movies, Full Movie Online – In 1926, a U.S. Naval engineer gets assigned to a gunboat on a rescue mission in war-torn China..
Plot: 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.
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	7.6/10 Votes: 15,180
	89% | RottenTomatoes
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	N/A Votes: 192 Popularity: 13.107 | TMDB

Reviews:

Throughly enjoyable.
“The Sand Pebbles” was a throughly enjoyable movie. The setting was exotic and the story engaging. Though it starred Steve McQueen, who did an excellent job, its strength was the ensemble acting with a very talented cast including Richard Crenna, Richard Attenborough, Mako and Candice Bergen. The story was nicely involved and, though it portrayed the sailor’s prejudices, did not feel condescending toward the Chinese as many war-type movies do. The men were caught up in the turbulent times and many of the conflicts portrayed seem to come more from troubled psyches. It is not Ramboish macho crap. I found the portrayals of the people and times entertaining. I had read the book so maybe I read more into the movie than others seeing it cold. It was a very good movie and well worth a watch.

A Primer On Sino-American Relations
If The Sand Pebbles had been filmed ten years earlier it might have been called From Here to Eternity Goes to Sea. Like the James Jones novel it’s protagonist is a loner type who finds a sense of purpose and order in the military. As Robert E. Lee Pruitt loved bugling and boxing, Jake Holman loves his engines. He’s real happy to be on board the naval gunboat San Pablo, nicknamed Sand Pebbles, because he is the engineering staff and he takes real pride in making the naval vessel perform. Also kind of like Eugene O’Neill’s Yank in The Hairy Ape.

But Steve McQueen as Jake Holman, probably THE rebel character he ever played in film, finds his life getting increasingly complex by America’s mission in China between the two World Wars.

In 1911 China overthrew the Manchu dynasty which in its weakened state over the last century had sold off parcels of real estate outrightly controlled by European powers and later by Japan as well. The United States controlled no territory outright as other powers did, but we did insist on extraterritoriality involving our citizens doing business there. What that meant was that our citizens were not subject to Chinese laws, civil or criminal, matters involving them went to American courts. Other powers had those same treaties.

That was resented, westerners were resented, Japanese were resented most of all because they were fellow Asians doing it to the Chinese. But in this story we are concerned with Americans, particularly our missionaries who viewed China as one vast mission field for Christianity.

Missionaries like all people come in different shapes, sizes and intelligence. Some of them really did contribute positively to China. But when westerners began being resented, missionaries were included with the rest.

Two such would be Larry Gates and Candice Bergen. Candice plays a sincere young lady who heard a church talk and filled with romantic religious notions about saving the heathen in China volunteered to go there. She and McQueen bond in the same way that Monty Clift and Donna Reed do in From Here to Eternity.

But Gates is a fascinating character. He’s a very knowledgeable man, quite versed on the current political situation in China. Yet he’s absolutely blind to the fact that he’s in grave danger. It’s a peculiar thing about some liberal types, they have great insight into the terrible wrongs done in the past. But at a certain point when guns start firing, buildings start toppling, we can’t worry about political, economic, and social abuses of the past. You have to defend yourself and as vigorously as possible.

Still it’s McQueen’s film. As I said he’s a rebel hero, but the military doesn’t exactly favor individualism. His captain, Richard Crenna, is a by the book sailor who also doesn’t understand the forces of resentment around him, but will not see his ship disgraced in any way. He and McQueen don’t hit it off from the start.

There’s a touching side story involving Richard Attenborough and a Chinese woman, Marryat Andriane who do the unthinkable and get married. Oriental women are for shacking up with, but not to be brides. They find no acceptance in either society and meet a Sayonara like end.

McQueen’s performance was one of eight Oscar nominations The Sand Pebbles got including Best Picture, Best Director for Robert Wise, Best Supporting Actor for Make as the coolie who McQueen bonds with and who also finds no acceptance in either society. Unfortunately this was McQueen’s only Oscar nomination and The Sand Pebbles had the misfortune to be up against A Man for All Seasons. In fact The Sand Pebbles took home nary a statue.

Yet viewed today, The Sand Pebbles is a primer for one who might want a visual as to Sino-American relations in the last century. And a great performance by Steve McQueen for his legion of fans.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 3 hr 2 min (182 min), 3 hr 13 min (193 min) (Sweden), 3 hr 16 min (196 min) (BBFC submission before censorship) (UK), 3 hr 16 min (196 min) (roadshow) (USA)
Budget 12000000
Revenue 20000000
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Adventure, Drama, Romance
Director Robert Wise
Writer Richard McKenna, Robert Anderson
Actors Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna
Country N/A
Awards Nominated for 8 Oscars. 2 wins & 21 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System), Mono (35 mm optical prints) (Westrex Recording System), 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)
Aspect Ratio 2.20 : 1 (70 mm prints), 2.35 : 1
Camera Panavision Lenses
Laboratory DeLuxe, Hollywood (CA), USA (color)
Film Length 5,280 m (Sweden, 35 mm), 6,600 m (Sweden, 70 mm)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Panavision (anamorphic)
Printed Film Format 70 mm (blow-up), 35 mm