Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 86Audiences 78GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer86%
Audience score87%
IMDb7.5
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings3.6/5
Box office
1.7×its budget
- Budget
- $12 M
- Worldwide
- $20 M
Worldwide it earned $8 M more than it cost.
Running time
3 h 16 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +87 min on the typical 109
typical 109196Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 54 countries
Released
1966
December 20, 1966
60 years ago
Genres
DramaWarLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ChineseMade in
United States
Taiwan
Hong Kong SAR China
Golden Globe Awards1966 to 1967
- Best Supporting Actor, Motion Picture1967Won
- Best Supporting Actor, Motion Picture1967Won
- New Star of the Year, Actress1966Nominated
Academy Awards1967
- Best Picture1967Nominated
- Best Art Direction, Color1967Nominated
- Actor in a Leading Role1967Nominated
- Actor in a Supporting Role1967Nominated
- Best Cinematography, Color1967Nominated
- Film Editing1967Nominated
- Music (Original Score)1967Nominated
- Sound1967Nominated
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 19 more32 people
- Steve McQueenJake Holman
- Richard AttenboroughFrenchy Burgoyne
- Richard CrennaCaptain Collins
- Candice BergenShirley Eckert
- MakoPo-han
- Larry GatesJameson
- Charles RobinsonEnsign Bordelles
- Simon OaklandStawski
Ford RaineyHarris
Joe TurkelBronson
Gavin MacLeodCrosley- JDJoe Di RedaShanahan
Richard LooMajor Chin
Barney PhillipsFranks
James HongVictor Shu- GTGus TrikonisRestorff
Emmanuelle ArsanMaily- SSShepherd SandersPerna
James JeterFarren- TMTom MiddletonJennings
Paul Chun PuiCho-jen- TLTommy LeeChien
Beulah QuoMama Chunk- SJStephen JahnHaythorn
Directing · 3
- Robert Wise Director, Producer
- Ridgeway Callow Assistant Director
- Charles H. Maguire Second Unit Director, Associate Producer
Writing · 2
- Robert Anderson Screenplay
- Richard McKenna Novel
Production · 2
- Steve McQueen Executive Producer
- Saul Wurtzel Unit Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Joseph MacDonald Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- William Reynolds Editor
Sound · 6
- Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Composer
- Bernard Freericks Sound
- Murray Spivack Sound
- Douglas O. Williams Sound
- Lionel Newman Conductor
- David Tamkin Orchestrator
Art · 4
- Boris Leven Production Design
- Walter M. Scott Set Decoration
- William Kiernan Set Decoration
- John Sturtevant Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Renié Costume Design
- Ben Nye Makeup Artist
- Del Acevedo Makeup Artist
- Ed Wynigear Wardrobe Master
- Margaret Donovan Hairstylist
- William Turner Makeup Artist
Other crew · 6
- Larry Duran Stunts
- Glenn R. Wilder Stunts
- Bill Saito Stunts
- Loren Janes Stunt Double
- Gil Perkins Stunts
- Gerald Endler Special Effects
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