PT 109 1963 Movie

During WW2, Lieut. John F. Kennedy takes command of PT 109 to fight the Japanese in the Solomon Islands. More details

Directors

Leslie H. Martinson

Cast

Cliff Robertson Ty Hardin James Gregory Robert Culp

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biography drama war heroic military p.t. boat south pacific u.s. navy navy ship u.s. military embroidery skipper bravery pacific ocean pt boat pacific war naval uniform patrol boat wound lieutenant junior grade swim wounded man reference to john fitzgerald kennedy melanesia oceania john f. kennedy character title spoken by narrator reference to bing crosby air raid reference to ohio state university reference to huckleberry finn reference to arlington national cemetery reference to moby dick based on real person third degree burn boat island japanese enemy survivor patrol solomon islands rescue cast off crew torpedo service record yeoman military orders thirty mount gun singing hospital life preserver port bow sitting duck tow out of fuel out of range tide fuel gauge cargo net idle down beach landing landing firing paratroop rendezvous batallion emergency rescue orders volunteer australian task force refuel briefing session stalled engine maneuver reference to cape cod fire practice run at the helm jockeys in the navy ship's cook spam reference to the golden gate stateside leave freestyle stroke peter tare helming the boat air cover palm frond undercover party radio communication coast watcher letter loincloth coconut rowing oar reference to seattle messenger small boat message canoe visitor limp leadership rank telephone operator station brass fresh water pistol islander native sixteen inch gun reef grounded refuse leave foredeck olsana island solomon islands odds are with us make a stand twilight boat deck oil on water ship's store burn victim record plank hot weather dog tag keep a watch room service float surrender third degree burns swim to safety wreckage abandon ship kennedy island solomon islands sinking boat starboard reference to boston lifesaving burn injury fire on water swim to shore back injury swimming crash job premonition tank anti tank gun gun mounting firepower thirty seven millimeter gun assistant reference to guadalcanal nautical jacob's ladder gangway aft forward spring line reference to world war one plane twenty millimeter gun bow line reference to columbus ohio aboard mosquito netting active duty coward hero 50 mount gun drill reference to the queen mary american flag leader test run naval officer galley crew's compartment engine room chief petty officer sea pearl chief seaman radio torpedoman engineering shack gunner's mate motor machinist purple heart sea duty old man mother ship land crab executive officer ensign taut ship inspection operations foxhole gunner palm tree tent city air raid siren laying the keel keel engine sailor maintenance officer engineering officer pt skipper cot crustacean outdoor shower makeshift town civilian enlisted men squadron commander permission oil drum pier duffle bag beach docking evacuation cleanup bombing raid bombing firehose explosion gunfire ammunition battle stations disembarking officer harassment military 1940s crab naval battle world war two based on true story based on book number in title food enemy territory duty u.s. president hand grenade target enemy fire note in a bottle rendova island solomon islands chocolate bar reference to christmas lantern amunition rounds english speaker christian hymn japanese plane rock of ages hymn posted authorities his majesty's service japanese rifle enemy patrol reference to hyannis port breast stroke blackett strait solomon islands ferguson passage solomon islands new georgia islands solomon islands japanese barge enemy boat water tow using strap in mouth strap in mouth reference to mutiny reference to meresu cove solomon islands swim for help kasolo island solomon islands plum pudding island solomon islands pt boat base todd city solomon islands reference to while england slept navy regulations reference to the motor torpedo boat squadrons training center in melville rhode island tulagi island solomon islands general quarters fighting reference to harvard reference to washington d.c.reference to jacksonville reference to pearl harbor twentieth century history american navy future president wilhelm scream

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