PT 109: Directed by Leslie H. Martinson. With Cliff Robertson, Ty Hardin, James Gregory, Robert Culp. President John F. Kennedy kept a unique inauguration gift on his desk: a plastic-encased coconut.

The tale of that coconut is the heroic story of PT 109. Dramatization of President John F. Kennedy's WWII military experiences during which he commanded a PT boat that sank after being rammed by a Japanese destroyer while on patrol in the South Pacific on a very dark night.

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The PT 109 story of the patrol boat in the South Pacific captained by Lt. John F. Kennedy that was cut in half in a collision with a Japanese destroyer was a big part of the Kennedy story. During his 1961 Inagural parade a full size replica float of the boat was featured in the parade route with all of the original crew members on the float as ...

PT 109 (1963) - Several members of the cast and crew were actual military veterans, most of whom served during World War II. Screenwriter Richard L. Breen and technical advisor Captain J.E. Gibson served in the Navy, while producer Jack L. Warner and actor Norman Fell were in the U.S. Army Air Forces.

PT 109: Directed by Leslie H. Martinson. With Cliff Robertson, Ty Hardin, James Gregory, Robert Culp. President John F. Kennedy kept a unique inauguration gift on his desk: a plastic-encased coconut. The tale of that coconut is the heroic story of PT 109.

When President John F. Kennedy saw early footage of parts of the film, his only complaint was that Cliff Robertson was parting his hair on the right, while JFK parted his hair on the left. Robertson dutifully parted his hair on the left for the film.

PT 109 is shown rescuing the remnants of a Marine patrol off Choiseul Island while under enemy fire. This rescue actually occurred on November 2, 1943 - 3 months after PT 109 had been rammed and sunk.

One night, a Japanese destroyer collided with PT 109, cutting it into pieces, killing some of the crew and sinking it. Left for dead, the crew of the PT 109 had to fend for themselves. …

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