Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat USS San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolution-torn 1926 China. His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the 'rice-bowl' system which runs the ship and the uneasy symbiosis between Chinese and foreigner on the river. Hostility towards the gunboat's presence reaches a climax when the boat must crash through a river-boom and rescue missionaries upriver at China Light Mission.
Quick Stats
7.2
TMDB Rating
293
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3h 16m
Runtime
$12.0M
Budget
$20.0M
Box Office
167%
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Key Crew
DirectorRobert Wise
WriterRobert Anderson
CinematographyJoseph MacDonald
ComposerBernard Freericks
EditorWilliam Reynolds
Production DesignBoris Leven
Produced by
Robert Wise ProductionsSolar Productions20th Century Fox
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Cast
Steve McQueen
Jake Holman
Richard Attenborough
Frenchy Burgoyne
Richard Crenna
Captain Collins
Candice Bergen
Shirley Eckert
Mako
Po-han
Larry Gates
Jameson
Charles Robinson
Ensign Bordelles
Simon Oakland
Stawski
Ford Rainey
Harris
Joe Turkel
Bronson
Gavin MacLeod
Crosley
J
Joe Di Reda
Shanahan
Richard Loo
Major Chin
Barney Phillips
Franks
James Hong
Victor Shu
