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The Sand Pebbles

2h 59m|PG-13|Adventure|1966
In 1926, the USS San Pablo patrols the Yangtze River during the clashes between Chiang Kai-shek's communists and Chinese warlords. Eight-year veteran machinist Jake Holman (Steve McQueen), new to the self-named sand pebbles crew, immediately draws deep suspicion due to his independent streak. Ordered to protect Americans, including schoolteacher Shirley Eckhart (Candice Bergen), Jake and the gunboat crew are unwittingly drawn into a bitter nationalistic feud that holds grim consequences.

Director:

Robert Wise

Cast:

Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Candice Bergen, Richard Crenna, Mako undefined, Marayat Andriane, Simon Oakland, Larry Gates, Gavin MacLeod
The Sand Pebbles
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