The Sand Pebbles [2 Discs]The Sand Pebbles [2 Discs]

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MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

    Steve McQueen received his only Academy Award nomination for his performance in this epic-scale war drama, based on the novel by Richard McKenna. In 1926, as China teeters on the edge of political revolution in the midst of a civil war, the USS San Pablo, is ordered to patrol the Yangtze River to represent and protect American interests. While the San Pablo may be an American ship, much of the labor is actually performed by Chinese locals willing to work for American money, while stern but inexperienced commanding officer Captain Collins (Richard Crenna) frequently drills his charges, unsure what else to do. A machinist's mate with just under a decade of navy service behind him, Jake Holman (Steve McQueen) is assigned to the San Pablo and immediately makes enemies among the crew -- he prefers to do his own work rather than farm it out to others, and the one Chinese man who works by his side, Po Han (Mako), is treated as an apprentice rather than a servant. Holman also falls in love with an idealistic American missionary (Candice Bergen), while his shipmate Frenchy (Richard Attenborough) falls for a Chinese girl and - with marriage plans in mind - kidnaps her to prevent her from being auctioned off. As Holman's methods and attitudes continue to anger his comrades, they find themselves increasingly at odds with the Chinese, especially after Frenchy's girlfriend becomes pregnant and Po Han is captured by revolutionary forces and branded a traitor. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:
  • Region: 1
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Subtitle: Eng/Spa/Fre
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
  • Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
  • Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
  • Features:
    • Disc 1
    • Theatrical version of The Sand Pebbles
    • Audio commentary with director Robert Wise and actors Candice Bergen, Mako and Richard Crenna
    • Isolated score track with commenatry by music producer Nick Redman, film music historian Jon Burlingame, and Lem Dobbs, film historian and screenwriter of The Limey and Dark City
    • Disc 2
    • Roadshow version of The Sand Pebbles with introductions by Robert Wise and Richard Zanuck
    • The making of The Sand Pebbles featurettes
    • Weighing Anchor
    • Cast & characters
    • Rough seats
    • McQueen on Deck
    • Sound & image
    • A Worthy Vessel
    • Side bars
    • Steve McQueen remembered
    • Robert Wise in Command
    • China 1926
    • From the Fox vault
    • A Ship Called San Pablo
    • Narrated by Richard Attenborough
    • The Secret of the San Pablo
    • Narrated by Richard Crenna
    • Radio documentaries narrated by Richard Attenborough
    • Changsha Bund and the Streets of Taipei
    • A Ship Called San Pablo
    • Radio spots
    • Original theatrical trailer
    • Still galleries
    • MAD Magazine's The Sam Pebbles
AWARDS
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  •     Nominated Best Actor - 1966 (Steve McQueen)
  •     Nominated Best Color Art Direction - 1966 (William Kiernan, Boris Leven, Walter Scott, John Sturtevant)
  •     Nominated Best Color Cinematography - 1966 (Joe MacDonald)
  •     Nominated Best Editing - 1966 (William H. Reynolds)
  •     Nominated Best Original Score - 1966 (Jerry Goldsmith)
  •     Nominated Best Picture - 1966 (Robert Wise)
  •     Nominated Best Sound - 1966 (James Corcoran)
  •     Nominated Best Supporting Actor - 1966 (Mako)
  • Directors Guild of America
  •     Nominated Best Director - 1966 (Robert Wise)
  • Hollywood Foreign Press Association
  •     Won Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pictu - 1966 (Richard Attenborough)
  •     Nominated Best Director - 1966 (Robert Wise)
  •     Nominated Best Original Score - 1966 (Jerry Goldsmith)
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - 1966 (Steve McQueen)
  •     Nominated Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pictu - 1966 (Mako)
  •     Nominated Best Picture - Drama - 1966
  •     Nominated New Star of the Year - Female - 1966 (Candice Bergen)
  • Telluride Film Festival
  •     Film Presented - 1979
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
REVIEW:
  • The Sand Pebbles is a lengthy but engaging mix of romance, historical epic, political commentary, and adventure. Three years after his star-making turn in The Great Escape, Steve McQueen delivers what many consider his most complete performance, as the antisocial crewmember of an American ship docked in China during the civil war of 1926. Though it presents a rather generalized view of imperialism, Sand Pebbles makes obvious parallels between America's presence in China and its presence in Vietnam four decades later. Director Robert Wise struggled to get backing for the film, succeeding only when he agreed to direct the film version of The Sound of Music. It was not a major hit, though its cachet increased when it received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor. ~ Brendon Hanley, Rovi

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