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.


 * 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)