The Sand Pebbles

"This is the heroic story of the men on the U.S.S. San Pablo who disturbed the sleeping dragon of savage China as the threatened world watched in breathless terror."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.2/10

269 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 8 nominations

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Actor

Best Supporting Actor

Best Film Editing

Best Original Score

Best Cinematography, Color

Best Art Direction, Color

Best Sound

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$12.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$20.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$8.0M

ROI: +67%

Budget Recovery167% of budget

$0|Budget: $12.0M|Revenue: $20.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

22.6K

Daily Avg

376

7-Day Trend

-12%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Taiwan

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Story Setting

Set In

China

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Joseph MacDonald

Film Editing

William H. Reynolds

Music / Score

Jerry Goldsmith

Production Companies

20th Century Studios

Distributors

20th Century StudiosNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Sand Pebbles

Available in 54 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	—	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube	Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12

Germany12

FranceU

JapanG

Brazil14

Denmark11

Ireland15

+1 more countries

Production

Director

Robert Wise

Writers

Richard McKenna, Robert Anderson

Production Companies

Robert Wise ProductionsSolar Productions20th Century Fox

Cast

Steve McQueen

Jake Holman

Richard Attenborough

Frenchy Burgoyne

Richard Crenna

Captain Collins

Candice Bergen

Shirley Eckert

Mako

Po-han

Larry Gates

Jameson

Charles Robinson

Ensign Bordelles

Simon Oakland

Stawski

Ford Rainey

Harris

Joe Turkel

Bronson

Gavin MacLeod

Crosley

No Image

Joe Di Reda

Shanahan

Tags & Keywords

chinamissionaryu.s. navychinesebattlegunboat

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