Pt 109 the 1963 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Kennedy cliff robertson is a lieutenant, junior grade, in command of a pt109 boat during world war ii. Kennedys personal secretary, evelyn lincoln, prior to and during his presidency, and pertains to the movie pt109. This world war ii adventure chronicles the reallife courage of president john f. Kennedy kept a unique inauguration gift on his white house desk. Assigned to battle in the solomon islands, he leads his crew on treacherous. The ships keel was laid 4 march 1942, as the seventh motor torpedo boat mtb of the 80footlong 24 mclass built by elco, and was launched on 20 june and delivered to the navy on 10 july 1942 to be fitted out in the new york naval shipyard in brooklyn. Pt 109 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The story was told in pt 109, a 1961 book, and a 1962 song by jimmy dean and a 1963 movie of the same title. Because pt 109 was filmed during kennedys administration, cooperation from the navy in furnishing ships for the movie was easy a destroyer from key west participated along with three airsea rescue boats converted to pts. The shot before across the stern shows the wake of a boat doing about 35 knots. However, the real pt 109 and the other pts in its squadron were painted green in order to better blend into their daytime anchorages or moorings near island jungles. Kennedy when it was rammed by the japanese destroyer amagiri on august 2, 1943. We were 4 decks down, no pop corn, no soda, just cold water to drink.
Watch taboo 8 and 9 1990 full vintage movies online vintage porn. See more ideas about movies, youtube and watch free full movies. There had been many films about the lives of american presidents but this was the first hollywood drama ever made about a currentlyserving president, begun barely a year after his inauguration and released in. Pt 109 is a 1963 american technicolor biographical war film, filmed in panavision, which depicts the actions of john f. It portrays and interesting event in the life of an important american figure, and works as a solid world war ii adventure film. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Watch tcm is the convenient way to watch great classic films when you want, where you want uncut, commercial free.
Sure i enjoyed the naval action, the gun fire and the danger as it was portrayed. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Jfk pt109 movie star maguire radioman next to skipper when pt109 hit jfk pt109 mechanic zinser zinser, on watch below, started the engines emails, oct 20, 2017. Pt109 stayed afloat for 12 hours after being cut in half by the jap destroyer amgiri. Kennedy cliff robertson is a lieutenant, junior grade, in command of a pt 109 boat during world war ii. On a white house recording, kennedy called pt 109 a good product, but worried about the 2 hour, 20 minute length. When pt 109 crashes into the hut at the end of the wharf it is doing about three knots. In the wake of the sinking, kennedy worked tirelessly to get the survivors ashore. Kennedy jfk as an officer of the united states navy in command of motor torpedo boat pt 109 in the pacific theater of world war ii. Jfk and pt109 how historical perspective can shift. John fitzgerald kennedy library it is arguably the most famous smallcraft engagement in naval history, and it was an unmitigated disaster. Its just a question of whether theres too much of it, the.
Sixty years later, the story of pt109 still captivates. The film was adapted by vincent flaherty and howard sheehan from the book pt 109. Inside back cover featuring six photos from the movie. Just now i noticed that when the 50 caliber machine guns fired from the 109, the machine gun belts didnt move as the gun was firing.
Academy award winner cliff robertson stars in this stirring saga of kennedys wartime exploits as skipper of a pt boat in the solomon islands. Kennedys pt109 rests some 1,200 feet 360 meters underwater in the solomon islands. But warner brothers found it necessary to publicize locally that the destroyer and other. Kennedy cliff robertson and crew are marooned after their boat is cut in two by a japanese destroyer. Pt is a symbol referring to a motor torpedo boats hull classification symbol aka hull codes aka hull numbers, in this case pt stands for patrol torpedo. Cliff robertson, ty hardin, james gregory, robert culp. This folder consists of materials maintained by president john f. Dec, 2017 sixty years later, the story of pt109 still captivates. This playlist contains the largest collection of wwii related movies in the world, allowed on you tube. Unfollow pt109 movie to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
It was small, fast, and inexpensive to build, valued for its. Kennedys pt 109 rests some 1,200 feet 360 meters underwater in the solomon islands. At a later date, when asked to explain how he had come to be a hero, one of the young commanders involved, by then an aspiring politician. Cliff robertson stars in this stirring saga of kennedys wartime exploits as skipper of a pt boat in the solomon islands. The tale of that coconut is the heroic story of pt 109. Of note is a letter to evelyn lincoln from actor cliff robertson. Plus, it may be biggest piece of presidential propaganda ever produced.
Martinsons dramatization of the future presidents war efforts, kennedy uses his family name to put himself in the action instead of shirking his duties. Pt 109 belonged to the pt 103 class, hundreds of which were completed between 1942 and 1945, by elco, in bayonne, new jersey. Her maximum draft was six feet and she was powered by three 12cylinder packard engines, each of which developed 1,350 horse power. Aug 16, 20 on a white house recording, kennedy called pt 109 a good product, but worried about the 2 hour, 20 minute length.
I missed the real story of the pt 109 and her crew. Jfks pt109 used elco design while others were higgins powered by 3 4m2500 packards and later the newer 5m2500 supercharged version. Detailing the italeri 5 scale elco pt 109 kit by stuart hurley, page 1 build page 1 build page 2 finished model finishing tips. Pt109 was a plywood boat measuring 80 feel in length and had a maximum beam width of 20 feet. Detailing the italeri 5 pt 109 kit by stuart hurley, page 1. Pt 109 is a 1963 biographical which depicts the actions of john f. Occasionally, movies will lend their titles to the numerical designation of a boat see also.
Add some strip the full length of the cuts to the inside of the wall so the cutout piece can rest on them, reinsert the piece and position the window so the top edge falls about half way down the leading. Sea explorer uncovers kennedys pt 109 the new york times. Before rob lowe, before greg kinnear or martin sheen, there was cliff robertson, the first actor to portray john f. Pt 109 was a plywood boat measuring 80 feel in length and had a maximum beam width of 20 feet. The meaning of films title pt 109 is pt boat 109 or patrol torpedo boat 109 or motor torpedo boat pt109. With cliff robertson, robert culp, ty hardin, james gregory. National geographic the search for kennedys pt109 special edition 5. Key details from the torpedo and its nearby launching tube helped identify this wreck. John wayne reap the wild wind 1942 video dailymotion. All of the pt boats in this film are painted in the same navy gray used by larger warships of the us navy in wwii.
Pt 109 1963 stream and watch online before he becomes commanderinchief, john f. Kennedys wartime experiences during which he captained a pt boat. When the boat actually hits, a sailor falls over, the wrong way for someone caught by inertia and at the same time, on the port stern bollard, you can see a line fastened and leading ashore. The first time i saw the movie pt109, as a 20 year old marine, aboard a msts troop ship in 1964. Kennedy led his surviving crew through a sea aflame. Jul 11, 2002 the story was told in pt 109, a 1961 book, and a 1962 song by jimmy dean and a 1963 movie of the same title. The first time i saw the movie pt 109, as a 20 year old marine, aboard a msts troop ship in 1964. The movie was adapted by vincent flaherty and howard sheehan from the book pt 109. Ive watched this movie hundreds of times since it first came out first on the silver screen and then on tv reruns. Winds of the wasteland 1936 full length john wayne western movie.
Kennedy in command of motor torpedo boat pt109 as an officer of the united states navy during world war ii. A pt boat short for patrol torpedo boat was a torpedoarmed fast attack craft used by the united states navy in world war ii. Entering service later that year, it served in the pacific theater of world war ii. Pt109 was a pt103 class motor torpedo boat built for the us navy in 1942. Pt109 is a very good filmafter all, it was personally supervised by jack l. Kennedy takes command of pt 109 to fight the japanese in the solomon islands. Kennedy in command of motor torpedo boat pt 109 as an officer of the united states navy during world war ii. Kennedy jfk as an officer of the united states navy in command of motor torpedo boat pt109 in the pacific theater of world war ii.
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