The Sand Pebbles

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gptkbp:instanceOf film
gptkbp:awards 1
8
gptkbp:basedOn novel_by_Richard_McKenna
gptkbp:boxOffice $6 million
gptkbp:cinematographyBy gptkb:Joseph_MacDonald
gptkbp:criticalReception generally positive
gptkbp:culturalImpact considered a classic war film
gptkbp:directedBy gptkb:Robert_Wise
gptkbp:editedBy Robert_Lawrence
gptkbp:filmFestival gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Taiwan
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:BAFTA_Award
Academy Award for Best Art Direction
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Original Score
Academy Award for Best Sound
Golden Globe Award
Academy Award for Best Costume Design
highly acclaimed
gptkbp:genre war film
gptkbp:hasFocusOn gptkb:Jake_Holman
Frenchy
Maily
gptkbp:historicalContext set_during_the_Chinese_Civil_War
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Sand Pebbles
gptkbp:influencedBy historical events
Chinese_history
American_naval_history
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Jerry_Goldsmith
gptkbp:notableQuote 'I don't want to die here.'
'You can't fight the world.'
'You can't go home.'
gptkbp:plot A_story_about_a_U.S._Navy_gunboat_in_China_during_the_1926_revolution.
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Robert_Wise
gptkbp:releasedIn 1966
gptkbp:remake none
gptkbp:runtime 182 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:Stirling_Silliphant
gptkbp:setIn gptkb:China
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Steve_McQueen
gptkb:Richard_Attenborough
Candice Bergen
gptkbp:theme conflict
loyalty
isolation
cultural clash