Drama ·War · United States of America · 1963 · 2h 20m

PT 109

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Director
Leslie H. Martinson
Cast
Cliff Robertson as Lt. John F, Kennedy Ty Hardin as Ensign Leonard J. Thom James Gregory as Commander C.R. Ritchie Robert Culp as Ensign George 'Barney' Ross Grant Williams as Lt. Alvin Cluster Lew Gallo as Yeoman Rogers
Crew
Robert Surtees — Director of Photography Folmar Blangsted — Editor David Buttolph — Original Music Composer William Lava — Original Music Composer Richard L. Breen — Screenplay Robert J. Donovan — Novel
Tagline

Most men would have given up...But not the crew of PT 109

Synopsis

Dramatization of President John F. Kennedy's war time experiences during which he captained a PT boat, took it to battle and had it sunk by a Japanese destroyer. He and the survivors had to make their way to an island, find food and shelter and signal the Navy for rescue.

Trailer PT 109 — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
john f. kennedypt boat
Key Collaborators
Leslie H. Martinson Director Robert Surtees Director of Photography Folmar Blangsted Editor David Buttolph Original Music Composer William Lava Original Music Composer Richard L. Breen Screenplay Robert J. Donovan Novel Bryan Foy Producer
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