Synopsis
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.
Facts
Setting
China
Filming location
Taiwan
Production
20th Century Studios
Original language
English
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Telluride Film Festival 1979 generic
- Academy Awards 1967 academy_award
- Directors Guild of America 1967 generic
- Writers Guild of America 1967 generic
