The Sand Pebbles (
1966) | IMDb:
7.5
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.
Starring:
Steve McQueen
,
Richard Attenborough
,
Richard Crenna
,
Candice Bergen
,
Mako
,
Larry Gates
The Hustler (
1961) | IMDb:
8
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
Starring:
Paul Newman
,
Jackie Gleason
,
Piper Laurie
,
George C. Scott
,
Myron McCormick
,
Murray Hamilton