The Sand Pebbles is a 1966 American war adventure drama movie directed by Robert Wise and was based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Richard McKenna. It stars Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna, Candice Bergen, Mako Iwamatsu, Marayat Andriane, Ford Rainey, Simon Oakland, Gavin MacLeod and was distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was nominated for 8 Academy Awards in 1967.