The Sand Pebbles (1966) | |
| Director(s) | Robert Wise |
| Producer(s) | Charles H. Maguire (associate), Robert Wise |
| Top Genres | Action, Drama, Epic, Film Adaptation, Romance, War |
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The Sand Pebbles Overview:
The Sand Pebbles (1966) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Robert Wise and produced by Robert Wise and Charles H. Maguire.
Academy Awards 1966 --- Ceremony Number 39 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Steve McQueen | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Mako | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, John Sturtevant, William Kiernan | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | William Reynolds | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Jerry Goldsmith | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Robert Wise, Producer | Nominated |
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The Sand Pebbles
By Alyson on May 31, 2010 From The Best Picture ProjectFor Jake Holman, nothing really works out, no matter how hard he tries.? He’s the newest crew member on the San Pablo, nicknamed by the crew as The Sand Pebbles, patrolling the interior of China in 1926.? Holman is used to being head engineer and working hard to keep the engine running as ... Read full article
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Jake Holman:
Hello, Engine; I'm Jake Holman.
Jake Holman: I was home. What happened? What the hell happened?
Captain Collins: Holman, I'll have you shot as a mutineer!
Jake Holman: Well shoot something!
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Jake Holman: I was home. What happened? What the hell happened?
Captain Collins: Holman, I'll have you shot as a mutineer!
Jake Holman: Well shoot something!
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Facts about
Director Robert Wise was so proud of this film that he held yearly parties with surviving cast members to celebrate it.
The movie is often mistakenly described as being intended as an allegory for the Vietnam War, but Richard McKenna, the author of the best-selling novel on which the film was based, served on U.S. Navy gunboats in China during the 1930's and based the book on his own experiences. The Vietnam War allegory, perhaps inevitably, was ascribed to the film by the press on it's release in 1966, although not the original intention of the author, screenwriter, or director.
Steve McQueen gave writer Robert Anderson such a hard time, that Anderson left the project after McQueen was cast. Years earlier, McQueen was not cast in a play by Anderson and McQueen never forgave him.
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The movie is often mistakenly described as being intended as an allegory for the Vietnam War, but Richard McKenna, the author of the best-selling novel on which the film was based, served on U.S. Navy gunboats in China during the 1930's and based the book on his own experiences. The Vietnam War allegory, perhaps inevitably, was ascribed to the film by the press on it's release in 1966, although not the original intention of the author, screenwriter, or director.
Steve McQueen gave writer Robert Anderson such a hard time, that Anderson left the project after McQueen was cast. Years earlier, McQueen was not cast in a play by Anderson and McQueen never forgave him.
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