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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Captain Collins:
Pray for an early spring... or permission to open fire.
Jake Holman: I was home. What happened? What the hell happened?
Jake Holman: [Holman enters the engine room after boarding the San Pablo. He looks around the room, smiles and places his hand on the machinery] Hello, Engine; I'm Jake Holman.
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Jake Holman: I was home. What happened? What the hell happened?
Jake Holman: [Holman enters the engine room after boarding the San Pablo. He looks around the room, smiles and places his hand on the machinery] Hello, Engine; I'm Jake Holman.
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Facts about
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.
Director Robert Wise and star Steve McQueen were both born in Indiana.
This film's opening prologue states: "CHINA 1926 . . . Ravaged from within by corrupt warlords . . . oppressed from without by the great world powers who had beaten China to her knees a century before . . . China . . . a country of factions trying to unite to become a nation . . . through revolution . . . "
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Director Robert Wise and star Steve McQueen were both born in Indiana.
This film's opening prologue states: "CHINA 1926 . . . Ravaged from within by corrupt warlords . . . oppressed from without by the great world powers who had beaten China to her knees a century before . . . China . . . a country of factions trying to unite to become a nation . . . through revolution . . . "
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