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    The Sand Pebbles (1966) [Roadshow version] [Re-UP]

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    The Sand Pebbles (1966) [Roadshow version] [Re-UP]

    The Sand Pebbles (1966) [Roadshow version]
    DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 16:9 | 03:15:29 | 8,28 Gb
    Audio: English AC3 5.1/4.0 @ 448/320 Kbps | Subs: English, French, Spanish
    Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance

    Director: Robert Wise
    Stars: Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Candice Bergen

    Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat U.S.S. San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolution-torn 1926 China. His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the "rice-bowl" system which runs the ship and the uneasy symbiosis between Chinese and foreigner on the river. Hostility towards the gunboat's presence reaches a climax when the boat must crash through a river-boom and rescue missionaries upriver at China Light Mission.

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    The Sand Pebbles (1966) [Roadshow version] [Re-UP]

    When most people think of Steve McQueen, they leap to the motorcycle jump in The Great Escape or perhaps the speeding cars of Bullitt and Le Mans. But McQueen did his best work - and won his only Oscar nomination - bonding with the engine of a gunboat in Robert Wise's The Sand Pebbles. Newly transferred to the San Pablo, the emotionally clammed-up Jake Holman is looking forward to a simple life of non-interference: just him and his engine. But the unexpected culture of the boat, docked off of China in 1926, complicates Holman's plans. An integrated crew of Navy men and Chinese coolies forces Jake to challenge his assumptions of what the "slopeheads" and, indeed, himself should be doing.

    The Sand Pebbles (1966) [Roadshow version] [Re-UP]

    Many who knew McQueen think Jake Holman was closest in character to the actor himself, who always carried with him the emotional wounds of a troubled childhood. McQueen's riveting, emotionally detailed performance showcases the actor's legendary ability to say more with his eyes and body language than with words. Playwright Robert Anderson (I Never Sang for My Father) adapted Richard McKenna's novel, but clashes with the decidely less verbal McQueen meant Anderson got sent packing, with director Wise presumably taking on rewriting chores himself. For Wise's part, the film was an opportunity to strike an artistic blow against imperialism. The story of America's misguided and unwanted presence in a foreign land it didn't understand was boldly timed to coincide with American interventionism in Vietnam.

    The Sand Pebbles (1966) [Roadshow version] [Re-UP]

    The Sand Pebbles is a fine old-school picture (love that production design by Boris Leven), elevated further by its progressive themes. While the San Pablo bobs on the Yangtze, Chiang Kai-Shek and his followers face off with feudal warlords—ironically, the fervent factions, Nationalist and Communist alike, can agree on one thing: they want the Americans to go home. The tension is deeply felt within the walls of the Shanghai brothel frequented by the crew (who call themselves "sand pebbles"). There, brutish crew member "Ski" Stawski (the inimitable Simon Oakland) sets his eyes on the hostess, Maily (Marayat Andriane), a virgin whose price is set at $200. Stawski's clearly unwelcome lasciviousness raises the ire of Frenchy (Richard Attenborough), Holman's only friend on the San Pablo. The two conspire to raise the money to free her, a goal that coincides with a boxing match designed by Holman as a badly needed opportunity for his engine-room assistant Po-han (Mako).

    The Sand Pebbles (1966) [Roadshow version] [Re-UP]

    Despite the ongoing, romantic efforts of Candice Bergen's missionary to bring Jake out of his shell, the story grows steadily darker, culminating in destruction. After once insisting, "I just run the engine. All this other…I don't fool with it," Holman finds himself taking up arms at the insistence of ship's Captain Collins (Richard Crenna), who wants to save face for his disgraced vessel by rescuing the missionaries from the revolutionaries. Strident missionary leader Jameson's disinterest in being saved is only the beginning of the climactic downward spiral, reflected in Jameson's plaintive cry "Damn all flags! It's too late in the world for flags!" and resolved poetically (and mortally) by the aching, desolate question "What the hell happened?"
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    The Sand Pebbles (1966) [Roadshow version] [Re-UP]

    'he Sand Pebbles' has been one of my favourite films since I first saw it on television in 1976. The widescreen version does justice not just to the sweeping panoramas of the quite breathtaking Chinese scenery, but also to the sweeping events and themes of the story. It is in every way a `big' film, dealing with political and military intervention (clear parallels with Vietnam at the time of release), nationalism, racism, and the horrors of war. Yet for all its heavy themes, it is most successful in the depiction of its very human characters. These characters are not just the means of conveying the `messages' of the film, or fodder for the gripping and well-staged action scenes. They are individuals in their own right, involved in something far greater than their own destinies. Some are unpleasant and ignorant while others are honourable but lost in the sea of historic events surrounding them. Some, like Jake Holman (Steve McQueen), demand sympathy and respect as they struggle to come to terms with their personal challenges brought to the fore by these historically significant and politically dangerous events.

    The Sand Pebbles (1966) [Roadshow version] [Re-UP]

    Inevitably there are slow and confusing passages as the political implications are expounded, but these are more than compensated for by our emotional engagement as we become involved in the stories of the people caught up in the political fall-out. Robert Wise's direction is strong and emotionally charged, complemented perfectly by Jerry Goldsmith's wonderfully haunting and ominous music. Steve McQueen gives what was probably the performance of his career (receiving his only Academy Award nomination), and he is supported by a wonderful cast including Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna, Candice Bergen (aged just 19), and especially Mako. But it is really McQueen's film. His very presence lifts scenes and he manages to convey authenticity and gain the sympathy of the viewer with consummate ease. Apparently misunderstood by some critics on its release, it is a powerful and intrinsically human anti-war film. It is not a happy film, but it is totally absorbing and thought provoking.
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    The Sand Pebbles (1966) [Roadshow version] [Re-UP]

    Special Features: Film introductions by director/producer Robert Wise and Richard Zanuck

    Note! "Roadshow version" is on 13 minutes longer than Original "Theatrical Version".
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