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The Sand Pebbles

In 1926, a U.S. Naval engineer gets assigned to a gunboat on a rescue mission in war-torn China.

Director

Robert Wise

Year

Genre

adventure, drama, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

N/A

Awards

Nominated for 8 Oscars. 2 wins & 21 nominations total

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Jake Holman

Frenchy Burgoyne

Richard Attenborough

Captain Collins

Shirley Eckert

Maily

Emmanuelle Arsan

Jameson

Ensign Bordelles

Charles Robinson

Stawski

Harris

Bronson

Crosley

Shanahan

Major Chin

Franks

Barney Phillips

Restorff

Perna

Shepherd Sanders

Farren

Jennings

Thomas H. Middleton

Cho-jen

Chien

Mama Chunk

Victor Shu

Haythorn

Wilsey

Lamb

Wellbeck

Coleman

Waldron

Glenn R. Wilder

Commander

Garrett Cassell

Bald Bespectacled Man at Red Kettle Bar

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Missionary child

Colleen Cosgrove

Brawler at Red Kettle Bar

Officer on San Pablo

Bosun's Mate

Robert Kelly-Schleyer

Hamilton

Boy Selling Birds

Customer at Red Kettle Bar

Bidder at Red Kettle Bar

Lop-eye Shing

Englishman

Po-han

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Jake Holman Frenchy Burgoyne Maily Captain Collins Jameson Po-han Ensign Bordelles

The Sand Pebbles - The Sand Pebbles

The Sand Pebbles

- You got orders?
- Yeah. - The Sand Pebbles

- You got orders? - Yeah.

Check in on the double.
Stay off the streets. There's no liberty. - The Sand Pebbles

Check in on the double. Stay off the streets. There's n...

The reverend will probably tell you
nice American girls don't talk to China sailors. - The Sand Pebbles

The reverend will probably tell you nice American girls don&...

[Vendor Tapping,
Speaking Chinese] - The Sand Pebbles

[Vendor Tapping, Speaking Chinese]

[Eckert] I can't help feeling
a sort of sadness about his life. - The Sand Pebbles

[Eckert] I can't help feeling a sort of sadness about h...

As long as they obey orders the navy takes care of them - The Sand Pebbles

As long as they obey orders the navy takes care of them

[Footsteps Approaching] - The Sand Pebbles

[Footsteps Approaching]

- I takee. I takee.
- I got it. - The Sand Pebbles

- I takee. I takee. - I got it.

Welcome aboard the Sand Pebble That's what we call her We're Sand Pebbles - The Sand Pebbles

Welcome aboard the Sand Pebble That's what we call her...

[Whirring Continues] - The Sand Pebbles

[Whirring Continues]

[Scraping, Thumping] - The Sand Pebbles

[Scraping, Thumping]

All thing proper. - The Sand Pebbles

All thing proper.

Hello engine - The Sand Pebbles

Hello, engine. - The Sand Pebbles

Ah, good boy, Wong. - The Sand Pebbles

Ah, good boy, Wong.

Don't want to break
nobody's rice bowl. - The Sand Pebbles

Don't want to break nobody's rice bowl.

[Officer]
Let's go! Come on! - The Sand Pebbles

[Officer] Let's go! Come on!

You do this a lot? - The Sand Pebbles

You do this a lot?

- You, uh, uh-
- Po-han, master. - The Sand Pebbles

- You, uh, uh- - Po-han, master.

Today we begin cruising to show the flag on Tungting Lake and the Hunan Rivers - The Sand Pebbles

Today we begin cruising to show the flag on Tungting Lake...

When was the last time
that was overhauled? - The Sand Pebbles

When was the last time that was overhauled?

As soon as we get the L.P. up at the top,
we'll lock in the jacking gear. That'll hold it. - The Sand Pebbles

As soon as we get the L.P. up at the top, we'll lock in...

- A lot of slack in that damn thing, Jake.
- It sure as hell- - The Sand Pebbles

- A lot of slack in that damn thing, Jake. - It sure as hell...

Okay, lock it in. - The Sand Pebbles

Okay, lock it in.

- Jacking gear in.
- [Chien, Chinese] - The Sand Pebbles

- Jacking gear in. - [Chien, Chinese]

[Hammering Continues] - The Sand Pebbles

[Hammering Continues]

All right, come on.
Up! Out! Come on. - The Sand Pebbles

All right, come on. Up! Out! Come on.

Easy, easy. - The Sand Pebbles

[Groaning] - The Sand Pebbles

- ## [Phonograph]
- [Men Shouting] - The Sand Pebbles

- ## [Phonograph] - [Men Shouting]

Valve Wowel - The Sand Pebbles

Okay. - The Sand Pebbles

Huh? - The Sand Pebbles

All same dead stim - The Sand Pebbles

All same dead stim

Live "stim."
Dead "stim." - The Sand Pebbles

Live "stim." Dead "stim."

[Pouring Liquid]
Go ahead, grab ahold of it. - The Sand Pebbles

[Pouring Liquid] Go ahead, grab ahold of it.

Now listen He's getting tired - The Sand Pebbles

Now listen He's getting tired

[Spectators Grunting
With Punches] - The Sand Pebbles

[Spectators Grunting With Punches]

[Shouting Continues] - The Sand Pebbles

[Shouting Continues]

- Stop engine.
- Stop engine. - The Sand Pebbles

- Stop engine. - Stop engine.

[Chinese] - The Sand Pebbles

Get below or I'll have you shot for mutiny Well shoot somethin' - The Sand Pebbles

Get below or I'll have you shot for mutiny Well shoot...

[Collins]
Holman! - The Sand Pebbles

[Collins] Holman!

[Crowd Shouting] - The Sand Pebbles

[Crowd Shouting]

That man this afternoon- - The Sand Pebbles

That man this afternoon-

You can go to hell! - The Sand Pebbles

You can go to hell!

[Chinese] - The Sand Pebbles

Sling... arms! - The Sand Pebbles

[Officer Shouting,
Chinese] - The Sand Pebbles

[Officer Shouting, Chinese]

Detail...
forward march! - The Sand Pebbles

Detail... forward march!

[Crowd Shouting, Chinese] - The Sand Pebbles

[Crowd Shouting, Chinese]

[Crowd Continues Shouting] - The Sand Pebbles

[Crowd Continues Shouting]

[Continues
Shouting] - The Sand Pebbles

[Continues Shouting]

[Grunts] - The Sand Pebbles

Will there still
be liberty, sir? - The Sand Pebbles

Will there still be liberty, sir?

[Frenchy]
Watch the steps. They're slippery. - The Sand Pebbles

[Frenchy] Watch the steps. They're slippery.

I won't have any life except our life together - The Sand Pebbles

I won't have any life except our life together

You want to put a hand
on ours for luck? - The Sand Pebbles

You want to put a hand on ours for luck?

The court's agreed
to let Mr. Jameson go back. - The Sand Pebbles

The court's agreed to let Mr. Jameson go back.

I shouldn't have suggested it.
I'm sorry. - The Sand Pebbles

I shouldn't have suggested it. I'm sorry.

I told you not to talk to sailors didn't I - The Sand Pebbles

I told you not to talk to sailors didn't I

[Siren Blaring] - The Sand Pebbles

[Siren Blaring]

- [Crowd Shouting]
- [Blaring Continues] - The Sand Pebbles

- [Crowd Shouting] - [Blaring Continues]

The San Pablo is now in a state of siege here and will be all winter - The Sand Pebbles

The San Pablo is now in a state of siege here and will be...

The next incident they could just as well turn on him and kill him - The Sand Pebbles

The next incident they could just as well turn on him and...

The next incident, they could
just as well turn on him and kill him. - The Sand Pebbles

The next incident, they could just as well turn on him and k...

Pray for an early spring - The Sand Pebbles

Pray for an early spring

[Ducks Quacking,
Chickens Clucking] - The Sand Pebbles

[Ducks Quacking, Chickens Clucking]

[Rooster Crows] - The Sand Pebbles

[Rooster Crows]

[Maily]
I told him to go back to the ship... - The Sand Pebbles

[Maily] I told him to go back to the ship...

You got your kid
to think about. - The Sand Pebbles

You got your kid to think about.

- [Chinese]
- [Chinese] - The Sand Pebbles

- [Chinese] - [Chinese]

What the hell happened? - The Sand Pebbles

What the hell happened?

Captain! Mr. Bordelles! - The Sand Pebbles

Captain! Mr. Bordelles!

- Repel boarders.
- Repel boarders! - The Sand Pebbles

- Repel boarders. - Repel boarders!

[Bell Continues Ringing] - The Sand Pebbles

[Bell Continues Ringing]

[Stawski]
Hey, what the- - The Sand Pebbles

[Stawski] Hey, what the-

- Get Holman up here on the double.
- Aye, aye, sir. - The Sand Pebbles

- Get Holman up here on the double. - Aye, aye, sir.

Captain wants
to see you. - The Sand Pebbles

Captain wants to see you.

- Secure from repel boarders.
- Aye, aye, sir. - The Sand Pebbles

- Secure from repel boarders. - Aye, aye, sir.

We want to talk to you. - The Sand Pebbles

We want to talk to you.

You give yourself up, Holman. - The Sand Pebbles

You give yourself up, Holman.

Holman, come down!
Holman, come down. - The Sand Pebbles

Holman, come down! Holman, come down.

Mr. Bordelles, make all preparations
for getting underway. - The Sand Pebbles

Mr. Bordelles, make all preparations for getting underway.

[Bolt Locks] - The Sand Pebbles

[Blows Whistle] - The Sand Pebbles

[Blows Whistle]

[Holman Shoveling Coal] - The Sand Pebbles

[Holman Shoveling Coal]

[Shoveling Continues] - The Sand Pebbles

[Shoveling Continues]

[Bordelles Knocking]
Captain? Sir? - The Sand Pebbles

[Bordelles Knocking] Captain? Sir?

The Sand Pebbles poster

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In 1926, a U.S. Naval engineer gets assigned to a gunboat on a rescue mission in war-torn China.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Robert Wise

Writer: Richard McKenna, Robert Anderson

Production: N/A

Genre: adventure, drama, romance

Year: 1966

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 20 Dec 1966

Awards: Nominated for 8 Oscars. 2 wins & 21 nominations total

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