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. 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.
Details
Release Date: December 20, 1966
Runtime: 196 minutes
Genres: Drama, War
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 7.2/10 (262 votes)
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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

Richard Loo
Major Chin

Barney Phillips
Franks

James Hong
Victor Shu

James Jeter
Farren

Paul Chun Pui
Cho-jen

Beulah Quo
Mama Chunk

Robert Emhardt
Officer on San Pablo (uncredited)

Walter Reed
Bidder at Red Kettle Bar (uncredited)






