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.
The Sand Pebbles explores themes of china, missionary, u.s. navy. A blend of Drama and War, it is available to stream for free in HD on Ernax — no account required.
Genre: Drama, War
Runtime: 196 min
Director: Robert Wise
Writers: Robert Anderson
Cast: Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna, Candice Bergen, Mako, Larry Gates, Charles Robinson, Simon Oakland, Ford Rainey, Joe Turkel, Gavin MacLeod, Joe Di Reda
Rating: 7.2/10 (296 votes)
Budget: $12M
Country: United States of America, Taiwan, Hong Kong
Language: Mandarin, English
Themes: china, missionary, u.s. navy, chinese, battle, gunboat
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