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.

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.

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.

• 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!

• 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)

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