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{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | {{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | ||
| − | |name = ''The Sand Pebbles'' | + | |name=''The Sand Pebbles'' |
| − | |picture = Pebbles.jpg | + | |picture=Pebbles.jpg |
| − | |caption = ''Movie poster'' | + | |caption=''Movie poster'' |
| − | |country = [[ | + | |country=[[File:USA.jpg|25px]] United States |
| − | |director = [[Robert Wise]] | + | |director=[[Robert Wise]] |
| − | |date= 1966 | + | |date=1966 |
| − | |language = English<BR>Mandarin | + | |language=English<BR>Mandarin |
|studio=Robert Wise Productions<BR>Solar Productions | |studio=Robert Wise Productions<BR>Solar Productions | ||
|distributor=Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | |distributor=Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | ||
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|actor10=[[Joe Turkel]] | |actor10=[[Joe Turkel]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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'''''The Sand Pebbles''''' is a 1966 film covering the fictional river gunboat USS San Pablo, on Yangtze Patrol in 1926 China, which finds itself in conflict when the death of a hired local in a mechanical accident provokes problems with the native population. | '''''The Sand Pebbles''''' is a 1966 film covering the fictional river gunboat USS San Pablo, on Yangtze Patrol in 1926 China, which finds itself in conflict when the death of a hired local in a mechanical accident provokes problems with the native population. | ||
| − | {{Film Title | + | |
| + | {{Film Title}} | ||
__TOC__<br clear="all"> | __TOC__<br clear="all"> | ||
=Handguns= | =Handguns= | ||
| − | == Star Model B == | + | ==Star Model B== |
| − | As with many | + | As with many older works, to avoid issues with .45 ACP blanks a [[Star Model B]] is used in lieu of the more accurate [[Colt M1911]] by carried by the US naval officers in the film. Note the external extractor and the absence of a grip safety. The officers seen with the pistol include LT Collins ([[Richard Crenna]]) and Chief Petty Officer Franks ([[Barney Phillips]]). |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:StarBUntouchablesScreenGun.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Star Model B - 9x19mm]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chief Petty Officer Franks ([[Barney Phillips]]) with a cutlass and a [[Star Model B]] during the repel boarders drill. Note that Jake Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) is readying a hose. The hose shoots super-heated steam from the ship's boiler. An interesting and effective device at close range.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chief Petty Officer Franks ([[Barney Phillips]]) with his [[Star Model B]] during the battle on the Yangtze River. Jake Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) is behind him with his [[Browning Automatic Rifle]].]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|LT Collins ([[Richard Crenna]]) in action during the battle on the Yangtze River with his [[Star Model B]].]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Collins opens fire with the pistol as the crew battles rebels.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand20.jpg|thumb|none|600px|LT Collins ([[Richard Crenna]]) with his [[Star Model B]] during the rescue of the American missionaries.]] |
=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
| − | == Springfield | + | ==Springfield 1903== |
| − | The [[M1903 Springfield | + | The [[M1903 Springfield]] is the rifle used aboard the USS ''San Pablo''. The sailors seen with the rifle include Jake Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]), Frenchy Burgoyne ([[Richard Attenborough]]), and Bronson ([[Joe Turkel]]). |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06 Springfield]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand.jpg|thumb|400px|none|A publicity still shows Jake Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) adjusting the sights on a M1903.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A sailor holds an M1903 as the ''San Pablo'' crew conducts the repel boarders drill.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jake Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) and Frenchy Burgoyne ([[Richard Attenborough]]) carrying [[M1903 Springfield|M1903 Springfield Rifles]]. The shore party is led by Ensign Bordelles ([[Charles Knox Robinson]]).]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) disengaging the safety on his [[M1903 Springfield]] as he tries to act when a laborer named Po-han is seen being tortured.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) takes aim with the rifle.]] |
| − | == | + | ==Mauser Model 1893== |
| − | Chinese revolutionary troops are armed with | + | Chinese revolutionary troops are also armed with [[1893 Spanish Mauser]] rifles. |
| − | [[File:SandP 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | + | [[File:Spanish1893Mauser.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Modelo 1893 - 7x57mm Mauser]] |
| − | [[File:SandP 58.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | + | [[File:SandP 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A revolutionary emerges from sandbags and fires his Mauser. Note M93-style action without the Chilean safety lug.]] |
| + | [[File:SandP 58.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closer view of the action.]] | ||
| − | == Mauser Gewehr 1898 == | + | ==Mauser Gewehr 1898== |
| − | The Nationalist troops are seen with the [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] | + | The Nationalist troops are seen with the [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]]. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] |
[[File:SandP 50.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | [[File:SandP 50.jpg|thumb|none|600px]] | ||
[[File:SandPebbles1898.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Side shot of the rifles. Note the distinct large rear sight.]] | [[File:SandPebbles1898.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Side shot of the rifles. Note the distinct large rear sight.]] | ||
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| + | ==Mosin Nagant M1891== | ||
| + | Some of the Chinese revolutionaries have [[Mosin Nagant M1891]] rifles. | ||
| + | [[File:1891-Mosin-Nagant.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mosin Nagant M1891, late configuration - 7.62x54mmR]] | ||
| + | [[File:SandP 11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Mosin Nagant is seen behind the revolutionary aiming his Mauser.]] | ||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
| − | == Browning Automatic Rifle == | + | ==Browning Automatic Rifle== |
| − | 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 missionaries. The A2-style flash hider is anachronistic. | + | 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 missionaries. The A2-style flash hider is anachronistic. |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:BARearlymodel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06 Springfield]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jake Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) readies his [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] at the beginning of the battle on the Yangtze River.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Holman with the BAR.]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) and his boarding party attack the Chinese on one of the junks blocking the river.]] |
[[File:SandP 56.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Harris ([[Ford Rainey]]) holds the BAR during the battle on the Yangtze River.]] | [[File:SandP 56.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Harris ([[Ford Rainey]]) holds the BAR during the battle on the Yangtze River.]] | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand21.jpg|thumb|none|600px|LT Collins ([[Richard Crenna]]) prepares to sacrifice himself so that the shore party can get away with the sole surviving American missionary Shirley Eckert ([[Candice Bergen]]).]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand22.jpg|thumb|none|600px|LT Collins ([[Richard Crenna]]) in action with the BAR.]] |
| − | == Lewis Gun == | + | ==Lewis Gun== |
The [[Lewis Gun]] is used on the U.S. Navy gunboat USS San Pablo. The Lewis gun was used by the U.S. Navy and United States Marines during the years between the two world wars. The American version was chambered for 30-06 however and not British .303. | The [[Lewis Gun]] is used on the U.S. Navy gunboat USS San Pablo. The Lewis gun was used by the U.S. Navy and United States Marines during the years between the two world wars. The American version was chambered for 30-06 however and not British .303. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Lewis Gun - .303 British]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Seaman Crosley ([[Gavin MacLeod]]) mans the [[Lewis Gun]] on the command deck while Ensign Bordelles ([[Charles Knox Robinson]]) and LT Collins ([[Richard Crenna]]) watch the revolutionaries torture Po-han ([[Mako]]). ]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand8.jpg|thumb|none|601px|LT Collins ([[Richard Crenna]]) takes over the [[Lewis Gun]] when Crosley ([[Gavin MacLeod]]) refuses to fire a warning burst at Chinese protesters, who are demanding that Holman ([[Steve McQueen]]) be turned over for trial by the revolutionaries.]] |
[[File:SandP 25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Seaman Bronson ([[Joe Turkel]]) tells LT Collins that his Lewis gun is jammed.]] | [[File:SandP 25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Seaman Bronson ([[Joe Turkel]]) tells LT Collins that his Lewis gun is jammed.]] | ||
[[Image:Sand18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[Lewis Gun]] in action during the battle on the Yangtze River. Note that it has been removed from its mount and is being used as a squad automatic weapon.]] | [[Image:Sand18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The [[Lewis Gun]] in action during the battle on the Yangtze River. Note that it has been removed from its mount and is being used as a squad automatic weapon.]] | ||
=Other= | =Other= | ||
| − | == 3"/23 caliber gun == | + | ==3"/23 caliber gun== |
The deck gun on the San Pablo is a 3"/23 caliber gun. | The deck gun on the San Pablo is a 3"/23 caliber gun. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] |
| − | == Black Powder Deck Gun == | + | ==Black Powder Deck Gun== |
The Chinese revolutionaries also have a deck gun on one of the junks and it is used against the San Pablo during the battle on the Yangtze River. It appears to be an old blackpowder smooth bore cannon. Possibly an old 12 pounder Napoleon. | The Chinese revolutionaries also have a deck gun on one of the junks and it is used against the San Pablo during the battle on the Yangtze River. It appears to be an old blackpowder smooth bore cannon. Possibly an old 12 pounder Napoleon. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[File:Sand14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] |
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[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Robert Wise]] | + | [[Category:Robert Wise]] |
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The Sand Pebbles is a 1966 film covering the fictional river gunboat USS San Pablo, on Yangtze Patrol in 1926 China, which finds itself in conflict when the death of a hired local in a mechanical accident provokes problems with the native population.
The following weapons were used in the film The Sand Pebbles:
Handguns
Star Model B
As with many older works, to avoid issues with .45 ACP blanks a Star Model B is used in lieu of the more accurate Colt M1911 by carried by the US naval officers in the film. Note the external extractor and the absence of a grip safety. The officers seen with the pistol include LT Collins (Richard Crenna) and Chief Petty Officer Franks (Barney Phillips).
Chief Petty Officer Franks (Barney Phillips) with a cutlass and a Star Model B during the repel boarders drill. Note that Jake Holman (Steve McQueen) is readying a hose. The hose shoots super-heated steam from the ship's boiler. An interesting and effective device at close range.
Chief Petty Officer Franks (Barney Phillips) with his Star Model B during the battle on the Yangtze River. Jake Holman (Steve McQueen) is behind him with his Browning Automatic Rifle.
Rifles
Springfield 1903
The M1903 Springfield is the rifle used aboard the USS San Pablo. The sailors seen with the rifle include Jake Holman (Steve McQueen), Frenchy Burgoyne (Richard Attenborough), and Bronson (Joe Turkel).
A publicity still shows Jake Holman (Steve McQueen) adjusting the sights on a M1903.
Jake Holman (Steve McQueen) and Frenchy Burgoyne (Richard Attenborough) carrying M1903 Springfield Rifles. The shore party is led by Ensign Bordelles (Charles Knox Robinson).
Holman (Steve McQueen) disengaging the safety on his M1903 Springfield as he tries to act when a laborer named Po-han is seen being tortured.
Holman (Steve McQueen) takes aim with the rifle.
Mauser Model 1893
Chinese revolutionary troops are also armed with 1893 Spanish Mauser rifles.
Mauser Gewehr 1898
The Nationalist troops are seen with the Mauser Gewehr 1898.
Mosin Nagant M1891
Some of the Chinese revolutionaries have Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles.
Machine Guns
Browning Automatic Rifle
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 missionaries. The A2-style flash hider is anachronistic.
Jake Holman (Steve McQueen) readies his Browning Automatic Rifle at the beginning of the battle on the Yangtze River.
Holman (Steve McQueen) and his boarding party attack the Chinese on one of the junks blocking the river.
Harris (Ford Rainey) holds the BAR during the battle on the Yangtze River.
LT Collins (Richard Crenna) prepares to sacrifice himself so that the shore party can get away with the sole surviving American missionary Shirley Eckert (Candice Bergen).
LT Collins (Richard Crenna) in action with the BAR.
Lewis Gun
The Lewis Gun is used on the U.S. Navy gunboat USS San Pablo. The Lewis gun was used by the U.S. Navy and United States Marines during the years between the two world wars. The American version was chambered for 30-06 however and not British .303.
Seaman Crosley (Gavin MacLeod) mans the Lewis Gun on the command deck while Ensign Bordelles (Charles Knox Robinson) and LT Collins (Richard Crenna) watch the revolutionaries torture Po-han (Mako).
LT Collins (Richard Crenna) takes over the Lewis Gun when Crosley (Gavin MacLeod) refuses to fire a warning burst at Chinese protesters, who are demanding that Holman (Steve McQueen) be turned over for trial by the revolutionaries.
Seaman Bronson (Joe Turkel) tells LT Collins that his Lewis gun is jammed.
The Lewis Gun in action during the battle on the Yangtze River. Note that it has been removed from its mount and is being used as a squad automatic weapon.
Other
3"/23 caliber gun
The deck gun on the San Pablo is a 3"/23 caliber gun.
Black Powder Deck Gun
The Chinese revolutionaries also have a deck gun on one of the junks and it is used against the San Pablo during the battle on the Yangtze River. It appears to be an old blackpowder smooth bore cannon. Possibly an old 12 pounder Napoleon.
