The crew hires unofficial Chinese workers to do most of the work, leaving the American sailors to focus on boarding exercises. The ship is nicknamed the "Sand Pebble" and its sailors are "Sand Pebbles". In 1926, during China's Warlord Era, Jake Holman transfers to the Yangtze River Patrol gunboat USS San Pablo as their new engineer. It became the fourth highest-grossing film of 1966 and was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Lead Actor for Steve McQueen, his only Oscar nomination, and eight Golden Globe Awards, with Attenborough winning the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. The Sand Pebbles was a critical and commercial success during its general release. Robert Anderson adapted the screenplay from the 1962 novel of the same name by Richard McKenna. The film stars Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna and Candice Bergen, and features Mako, Simon Oakland, Larry Gates and Marayat Andriane in supporting roles. Navy machinist's mate, first class, aboard the fictional river gunboat USS San Pablo, on Yangtze Patrol in 1920s China. It tells the story of an independent, rebellious U.S. The Sand Pebbles is a 1966 American epic war film directed by Robert Wise in Panavision.
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