credits |
Regie |
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Robert Wise |
Drehbuch |
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Robert Anderson |
Roman (1962) |
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Richard McKenna |
Kamera |
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Joseph MacDonald |
Musik |
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Jerry Goldsmith |
Produktion |
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Robert Wise* |
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*(a) Robert Wise (production) |
(produced by) Argyle-Solar Productions |
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Jake Holman |
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Steve McQueen |
Frenchy Burgoyne |
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Richard Attenborough |
Collins |
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Richard Crenna |
Shirley Eckert |
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Candice Bergen |
Maily [Mai Li] |
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Marayat Andriane |
Po-han |
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Mako |
Jameson |
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Larry Gates |
Ensign Bordelles |
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Charles Robinson |
Crosley |
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Gavin MacLeod |
Stawski |
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Simon Oakland |
Shanahan |
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Joseph Di Reda |
Harris |
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Ford Rainey |
Bronson |
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Joe Turkel |
Major Chin |
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Richard Loo |
Farren |
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James Jeter |
Franks |
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Barney Phillips |
Jennings |
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Tom Middleton |
Perna |
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Shepherd Sanders |
Cho-jen |
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Paul Chinpae |
Restorff |
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Gus Trikonis |
Chien |
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Tommy Lee |
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Länge |
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155m > 195m (c) |
Drehzeit |
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Nov. '65-August '66 |
Drehorte |
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Taiwan; |
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Hongkong |
Kinostart |
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Dezember 1966 |
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März 1967 (D) |
Blu-ray |
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Dezember 2008 |
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Kriegsdrama: China, 1926: Der Maschinenmaat des alten amerikanischen Kanonenbootes "San Pablo" [von der Besatzung scherzhaft Sand Pebbles genannt], Jake Holman (Steve McQueen), erfährt auf den Patrouillen-Fahrten auf dem Yangtse-Kiang die Wut und die Empörung der chinesischen Bevölkerung über die als Gängelung empfundenen Aktivitäten der Amerikaner. Mehrere Erlebnisse bringen Jake zu der Erkenntnis, dass weder er noch seine Kameraden in China etwas zu suchen haben: der sinnlos erscheinende Tod seines Kameraden und Freundes Frenchy (Richard Attenborough), das tragische Ableben des anhänglichen chinesischen Hilfsmaschinisten Po-han (Mako), der von seinen Landsleuten gefangen und als Kollaborateur einer entsetzlichen Folter unterzogen wird, bis ihn Holman aus Mitleid erschießt, und der Umgang mit der Missionarin Shirley Eckert (Candice Bergen), die dem amerikanischen Engagement kritisch gegenübersteht. Doch Jake kann den Lauf der Dinge nicht aufhalten. [3SAT, 2020 | Poster/Verleih: Twentieth Century Fox, 1966] || Filmed in Taiwan and Hong Kong * Der Film brachte Steve McQueen seine einzige Oscar-Nominierung ein. Richard Attenborough gewann 1967 einen Golden Globe als bester Nebendarsteller [Best Supporting Actor]. * "When I started planning the film, my first choice for Holman was Paul Newman. I had a list of five or six names and at the bottom was Steve McQueen, who I thought would be awfully good in it. I went after Paul, but he felt it was not for him somehow. When I mentioned Steve to the front-office people, they told me he was not big enough to carry such an expensive film. Then I got involved in The Sound of Music. By the time I got back on The Sand Pebbles in the latter part of 1964, Steve had had The Great Escape come out, which was a very popular film, and also Love with the Proper Stranger. I went back to the front office, and they told me that now it would be fine to have him as Holman." Robert Wise | "We were on the shooting schedule for eight and a half months, by far the longest I've ever been on. A great part of it was caused by the irrational weather. It was so frustrating sometimes. When you go out on a day to shoot, it just kills you as a director not to get at least some kind of simple shot, even if it's just an insert." Robert Wise |
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