It might be a poor man's Lawrence of Arabia but this poor man sure has something many rich people should be envious of. Cast, acting and characters are very strong. I often feel that in war epics of that era there are too little attention on characters, but in this case characters doesn't get lost in epic proportions of the movie. Story is not flawless, but there are some great drama, some laughs, and a moral background for all of it.

Sand Pepples is an awesome McQueen classic. Everyone who expect some kind of an action film might be disappointed. The movie deals with the imperialistic problematic in ancient china. Very good movie in deed.

McQueen is terrific as usual... Great story, actually one of my favorite McQueen movies.

McQueen and Crenna are great. I wish it was about an hour shorter than it was, and that it had a little bit more of a unified direction or point, but it had some neat stories within it.

Feels epic yet intimate. Compelling portrait of U.S. military types getting into more than they really understand in Asia. Steve McQueen is right on in this role

One of my favorite Steve McQueen films. It is as beautiful as it is moving.

Would have been brilliant with some tighter editing.