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.
Key facts
Original language
English
Production companies
20th Century Studios
Setting
China
Filming locations
Taiwan
Trailer
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Festival History
- Telluride Film Festival 1979 generic
- Academy Awards 1967 academy_award
- Directors Guild of America 1967 generic
- Writers Guild of America 1967 generic
- Directors Guild of America 1966 generic
Titles
| Original title | The Sand Pebbles | |
| Alternate title | La Cannonière du Yang-Tsé |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | The Sand Pebbles - Jerry Goldsmith (1966) | 13 releases, 1966-1990: 20th Century Fox Records, Casablanca, Polydor, Silva Screen (+1 more) |
| CD | The Sand Pebbles - Jerry Goldsmith (1966) | 4 releases, 1994-2022: Intrada, Tsunami, Varèse Sarabande |
| Cassette | The Sand Pebbles - Jerry Goldsmith (1966) | 2 releases, 1966-1990: 20th Century Fox Records, Silva Screen |
| 8-track | The Sand Pebbles - Jerry Goldsmith (1966) | 1 release: 20th Century Fox Records |
| Reel-to-reel | The Sand Pebbles - Jerry Goldsmith (1966) | 1 release, 1966: 20th Century Fox Records |
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
