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    Unique ID Code: 0000034082
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    Added on: 8/5/2002 16:08
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    Sand Pebbles, The (UK)

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    The heroic story of the men on the U.S.S. San Pablo
    Certificate: 15
    Running Time: 174 mins
    Retail Price: £17.99
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    Synopsis:
    Action, adventure and intrigue set in China at the end of World War 1, where the crew of an old American gunboat find themselves caught between warring Chinese Warlords and their enemies, the foreign powers, intent on invasion. Starring Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna and Candice Bergen, the tale of The Sand Pebbles culminates with one of the most unusual sea battles ever filmed - an armada of Chinese Junks desperately gathering to blockade the river mouth to prevent the old gunboat from escaping...

    Special Features:
    Audio Commentary by Director Robert Wise and actors Candice Bergen and Mako
    Two Radio Documentaries
    Three Radio spots
    Stills Gallery
    Theatrical Trailer

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital 4.0 English

    Directed By:
    Robert Wise

    Written By:


    Starring:
    Emmanuelle Arsan
    Candice Bergen
    Richard Crenna
    Richard Attenborough
    Steve McQueen

    Soundtrack By:
    Jerry Goldsmith

    Director of Photography:
    Joseph MacDonald

    Editor:
    William Reynolds

    Costume Designer:
    Renié

    Production Designer:
    Boris Leven

    Producer:
    Robert Wise
    Charles H. Maguire

    Distributor:
    Twentieth Century Fox

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