The sand pebbles by robert wise robert wise, steve. I was steve s photodouble in the sand pebbles and he later asked me to photodouble and standin during the filming of the getaway in san marcos. It was the winner of the 1963 harper prize for fiction. The sand pebbles ship posted by f4f on thursday, april 15, 2010 2. Stream free the sand pebbles full movie online on marvel.
He was nominated for an academy award for the movie the sand pebbles 1967. Though it starred steve mcqueen, who did an excellent job, its strength was the ensemble acting with a very talented cast including richard crenna, richard attenborough, mako and candice bergen. Steve mcqueen dvds, steve mcqueen movies, the great escape. The story is divided in half on this disc, and there is an intermission in the middle. Steve mcqueen received his only academy award nomination for his performance in this epicscale war drama, based on the novel by richard mckenna. By the middle of the 1970s he was no longer making movies.
Crenna was in awe of mcqueen s utterly intuitive, physical performance and its a pleasure to hear his commentary on the dvd. Fifty years ago this month, hollywood legend steve mcqueen was in hong kong with his family and a large film crew, to shoot scenes for the sand pebbles, the hugely successful movie. Three years after his starmaking 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. Sand pebbles, the internet movie firearms database. The browning automatic rifle is used by different characters throughout the movie, but most memorably by both jake holman steve mcqueen, who uses it during the battle with the chinese revolutionaries on the yangtze river and lt collins richard crenna, who along with holman are seen using the bar during the rescue of the american. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
The sand pebbles was a major critical success, recieving academy award nominations for best actor, best supporting actor, best picture, best cinematography, best art direction, best film editing, best original score, and best sound. I would like to have this epic adventure classic on criterion collection dvd. It tells the story of an independent, rebellious u. Sand pebbles following the success of the sound of music, director robert wise chose to film robert mckennas prizewinning 1962 novel, the sand pebbles an. Shop for steve mcqueen dvds, steve mcqueen movies, the great escape, the getaway, bullitt, the magnificent seven, papillon, the cincinnati kid, the sand pebbles, tom horn, junior bonner, steve mcqueen dvds at the steve mcqueen site. Popularly known as the king of cool, mcqueen s screen persona was that of portraying cool, reticent antihero roles, which appealed strongly to the masses. Academy award, actor for the sand pebbles 1964 golden globe, best performance by an actor in a motion picture drama for love with the proper stranger. This is a wonderful film, and the blu ray from 20th century fox is terrific for both video and audio.
Arrogance was not something i saw in steve from late 1965 until his passing in 1980. Steve mcqueen spielt maat jake holman, welcher im jahr 1926 in china seinen dienst als maschinist an bord des uskanonenbootes san pablo antritt. Navy machinists mate, 1st class mm1 yangtze river, china, summer 1927 through spring 1927. Steve mcqueen list of movies and tv shows tv guide. The first half of the sand pebbles is the exciting half, while the second half is the sad and violent half. Steve mcqueen in his prime was the king of cool even his name sounds cool. A wide selection of free online movies are available on 123movies. Steve mcqueen was nominated for an academy award for his performance. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Cool and stoical, his loner heroes spoke through actions and rarely with words.
The sand pebbles brand new blu ray disc steve mcqueen ebay. Steve mcqueen signed 12 years a slave movie director 8x10 photo wcoa. Rugged, unflappable, and unrelenting, mcqueen was known for playing rebels with rough edges and adrenaline in their veins. The country is torn by revolution and exploited by foreigners. The sand pebbles 1966 pg 3h 2min adventure, drama, romance 20 december 1966 usa in 1926, a u. The sand pebbles is a 1966 american war film directed by robert wise in panavision. Watch steve carry his sea bag up the gangplank to the san pablo. The sand pebbles a 1966 film that was nominated for nine oscars is a compelling epic film that deserves your attention.
Home movie memorabilia the sand pebbles steve mcqueen memorabilia. The sand pebbles 1966 full movie 123movies free watch online with english subtitles. The sand pebbles is a lengthy but engaging mix of romance, historical epic, political commentary, and adventure. Steve mcqueen and ali mac graw 2003 the peoples hollywood 2003 sendung ohne. The sand pebbles is a 1966 american period war film directed by robert wise. Dead or alive, steve made the unlikely jump to film and quickly became one of the biggest movie stars in hollywood and an enduring cultural icon. Josh randall was a part of him, as was virgil hilts of the great escape, but jake holman, the tough, moody, rebellious, machineryloving ships engineer, was the quint essential steve mcqueen. The sand pebbles, american war film, released in 1966, that proved controversial for its parallels to the ongoing vietnam war 195475. Jack nicholson tribute candice bergenguests 2001 kennedy center honors duration. Steve mcqueen full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Steve mcqueen biowiki, age, family, movies, death and net. Mcqueen certainly does not disappoint in this role.
San pablo, a gunboat which patrols the yangtze river simply to maintain an american presence in china, wants no part of the whole messy situation and would prefer to simply stay below deck and keep the engines running. Steve mcqueen in a scene from the film the sand pebbles, 1966. By any eras standards the sand pebbles is brilliant filmmaking. Ok quotes by film the sand pebbles steve mcqueen as jake holman. Photo of steve mcqueen and richard crenna from the period drama from the l. The sand pebbles opens in 1926 as china is gripped by an open rebellion. Released in 1966, the production had initial engagements in major cities serviced by 70mm blowup prints derived from the original 35mm panavision camera negative.
He died young after a stellar career in which he starred in a number of movie cl. Steve mcqueen was the king of cool hollywood alister who dominated the big screen in the 60s and 70s. If you love steve mcqueens other movies, you are bound to love. The sand pebbles is a color film lasting about 190 minutes. The film features steve mcqueen, richard attenborough. Legendary star steve mcqueen was nominated for the oscar for lead actor in the wwii movie, the sand pebbles. In 1966 it was used as the storyline for a movie of the same name starring steve mcqueen. The only movie in which ive ever seen steve mcqueen is the blob. The sand pebbles 1966 starring steve mcqueen part of the steve mcqueen blogathon over at jason bellamys the cooler. The sand pebbles 1966 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. When steve mcqueen was talk of the town in hong kong. No character was closer to steve than that of jake holman in his first epic film, the sand pebbles.
During a 14 year time period he made classic movies like the magnificent seven, bullitt, papillon, the sand pebbles, the towering inferno and my favorite the great escape. In 1980 he released his final two movies tom horn and the hunter. The sand pebbles motion picture website established. I like steve mcqueen, richard attenborough and candice bergen.
Steve mcqueen 19301980 became a major star in the early 1960s. Steve mcqueen march 24, 1930 november 7, 1980 was an american actor who had an extensive career in film and television. The way hes carrying it, you know that guy has carried that gear a hundred times to a hundred ships in a hundred different ports in the world. In he joined us marine corps, promoted to pfc, assigned to an armored unit. As a big fan of historical epics, i love robert wises the sand pebbles, starring steve mcqueen in his oscarnominated role as jake holman. The sand pebbles jake holman 1966 baby, the rain must fall henry thomas 1965. Mcqueen and john sturges planned to make day of the champion, a movie about formula one racing, but mcqueen was busy with the delayed the sand pebbles.
Steve mcqueens navy uniforms in the sand pebbles bamf style. Shop for signed photos, autographs and other autographed items related to steve mcqueen. I thought the film was good, a little long, but interesting nonetheless. Steve mcqueen received a four golden globe awards for love with the proper stranger 1964, the sand pebbles 1967, the reivers 1969, and papillon 1973. Steve mcqueen earned his only academy award nomination for his portrayal of an alienated and disillusioned sailor. Wingate jones, john napolitano, bobbie read, and james w. This is a custom 12 figure of fictional movie character jake holman from the 1966 movie the sand pebbles. Jake holman, an american sailor who serves as an engineer aboard the u. Steve mcqueen, a macho, laconic american movie star of the 1960s and 70s. The film features steve mcqueen, richard attenborough, richard crenna, candice bergen, mako, simon oakland, larry gates, and marayat andriane. The sand pebbles, robert wises romantic war epic set in china in the and starring steve mcqueen, richard crenna, candice.
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