PT 109 (1963)

6.1/10 140 min Drama War

Overview

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.

Cast

Cliff Robertson

Lt. John F, Kennedy

Ty Hardin

Ensign Leonard J. Thom

James Gregory

Commander C.R. Ritchie

Robert Culp

Ensign George 'Barney' Ross

Grant Williams

Lt. Alvin Cluster

Lew Gallo

Yeoman Rogers

Errol John

Benjamin Kevu

Michael Pate

Lt. Reginald Evans

Robert Blake

Charles 'Bucky' Harris

Biff Elliot

Edgar E. Mauer

Norman Fell

Edmund Drewitch

James McCallion

Pat McMahon

Joseph Gallison

Harold Mamey

Sam Gilman

Raymond Starkey

Buzz Martin

Maurice Kowal

John Ward

John Maguire

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