PT 109 (film)

PT 109 is a 1963 biographical which depicts the actions of John F. Kennedy in command of Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 as an officer of the United States Navy during World War II. The movie was adapted by Vincent Flaherty and Howard Sheehan from the book PT 109: John F. Kennedy in World War II by Robert J. Donovan. Cliff Robertson stars as Kennedy.

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

Dialogue

Edmund Drewitch: [reading a brief on Kennedy] Seems like all he ever did was go to school. He's had no sea duty. Says here he wrote a book.

Leon Drawdy: Sounds like he oughta be in charge of a library.

Charles 'Bucky' Harris: What's the name of the book?

Edmund Drewitch: 'Why England Slept.'

Charles 'Bucky' Harris: [around a cigar stub] Got any pictures in it?

Edmund Drewitch: Pigeons?

Charles 'Bucky' Harris: Pictures, idiot!

Edmund Drewitch: He's lookin' for pictures and I'm an idiot.

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Charles 'Bucky' Harris: Good afternoon, sir. Crew's compartment ready for inspection. Harris, Gunner's Mate Second, standing by.

Cmdr. C.R. Ritchie: Good afternoon.

[He looks around, and then opens one of the lockers. On the inside of the door is a picture of a luscious pin-up girl]

Cmdr. C.R. Ritchie: Somebody's kid sister?

Charles 'Bucky' Harris: Sorry, sir.

Lt. John F. Kennedy: He's very sorry, sir.

Cmdr. C.R. Ritchie: Oh, no, no. Don't apologize... the most seaworthy thing I've seen on this boat.

Taglines

• Most men would have given up...But not the crew of PT 109
• "The Story you wouldn't believe happened...but it did!"
• The true story of Lt. John F. Kennedy's incredible adventure in the South Pacific!
• A band of men left for dead in a flaming sea and their epic heroism and survival!

Cast

• Cliff Robertson - LTJG John F. Kennedy
• Ty Hardin - ENS Leonard J. Thom
• James Gregory as CDR C.R. Ritchie
• Robert Culp - ENS George "Barney" Ross
• Grant Williams - LT Alvin Cluster
• Lew Gallo - Yeoman Rogers
• Errol John - Benjamin Kevu
• Michael Pate - Lieutenant Reginald Evans, RANVR
• Robert Blake - Charles "Bucky" Harris
• William Douglas - Gerard Zinser
• Biff Elliot - Edgar E. Mauer
• Norman Fell - Edmund Drewitch
• Sam Gilman - Raymond Starkey
• Clyde Howdy - Leon Drawdy
• Buzz Martin - Maurice Kowal
• James McCallion - Pat McMahon
• Joseph Gallison - Harold Marney
• Sammy Reese - Andrew Kirksey
• Glenn Sipes - William Johnson
• John Ward - John Maguire
• David Whorf - Raymond Albert
• Andrew Duggan - narrator (uncredited)
• George Takei - Helmsman of Japanese destroyer (uncredited)

External links

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PT 109 (film)

• PT 109 quotes at the Internet Movie Database
• movie trailer at Google video