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** John F. Kennedy, Skipper of the 109 and future president of the US.

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The movie also stars Creator/RobertCulp, Creator/JamesGregory, Creator/TyHardin, Creator/GrantWilliams, Creator/LewGallo, among others. Creator/GeorgeTakei makes an uncredited appearance as a helmsman of a Japanese destroyer.

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The movie also stars Creator/RobertCulp, Creator/JamesGregory, Creator/TyHardin, Creator/GrantWilliams, and Creator/LewGallo, among others. Creator/GeorgeTakei makes an uncredited appearance as a helmsman of a Japanese destroyer.


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A 1963 American Technicolor Panavision Bio War film directed by Creator/LeslieHMartinson and Creator/LewisMilestone. It's a BioPic of then-President UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy, who is played by Creator/CliffRobertson. It depicts his time in the [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks US Navy]] during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, particularly a 1943 incident in which Kennedy was in charge of a patrol torpedo boat; the ship was destroyed by the [[UsefulNotes/KatanasOfTheRisingSun Japanese Imperial Navy]], and he and his remaining crew members had to fight for survival.

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A 1963 American Technicolor Panavision Bio War film directed by Creator/LeslieHMartinson and Creator/LewisMilestone. It's a BioPic of then-President UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy, who is played by Creator/CliffRobertson. It depicts his time in the [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks US Navy]] during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, particularly a 1943 incident in which Kennedy was in charge of a patrol torpedo boat; the ship was destroyed obliterated by the a [[UsefulNotes/KatanasOfTheRisingSun Japanese Imperial Navy]], Navy]] destroyer, and he and his remaining crew members had to fight for survival.

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A 1963 American Technicolor Panavision Bio War film directed by Creator/LeslieHMartinson and Creator/LewisMilestone that depicts UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy's (Creator/CliffRobertson) time in the Navy and when he in charge of a PT-09 as he and his crew fight for survival.

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A 1963 American Technicolor Panavision Bio War film directed by Creator/LeslieHMartinson and Creator/LewisMilestone that Creator/LewisMilestone. It's a BioPic of then-President UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy, who is played by Creator/CliffRobertson. It depicts UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy's (Creator/CliffRobertson) his time in the Navy and when he [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks US Navy]] during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, particularly a 1943 incident in which Kennedy was in charge of a PT-09 as patrol torpedo boat; the ship was destroyed by the [[UsefulNotes/KatanasOfTheRisingSun Japanese Imperial Navy]], and he and his remaining crew members had to fight for survival.



It was released on June 19, 1963, five months before JFK was assissnated.

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It was released on June 19, 1963, five months before JFK was assissnated.

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* OneNoteCook: The boat's cook starts out only able to assemble peanut-butter sandwiches. When asked during an inspection if there is any hot food, he answers affirmatively. The boat's CO sarcastically challenges him, to which he brightly responds "Peanut butter on toast!" Later in the film he's seen fishing - with a hand grenade.

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* OneNoteCook: The boat's cook starts out only able to assemble peanut-butter sandwiches. When asked during an inspection if there is any hot food, he answers affirmatively. The boat's CO sarcastically challenges him, to which he brightly responds "Peanut butter on toast!" Later in the film he's seen fishing - -- with a hand grenade.grenade.
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A 1963 American Technicolor Panavision Bio War film directed by Creator/LeslieHMartinson and Creator/LewisMilestone that depicts UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy's (Creator/CliffRobertson) time in the Navy and when he in charge of a PT-09 as he and his crew fight for survival.

The movie also stars Creator/RobertCulp, Creator/JamesGregory, Creator/TyHardin, Creator/GrantWilliams, Creator/LewGallo, among others. Creator/GeorgeTakei makes an uncredited appearance as a helmsman of a Japanese destroyer.

It was released on June 19, 1963, five months before JFK was assissnated.

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* TheForties: Takes place in 1942 during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
* CoolBoat: Averted. The PT-boats in general are referred to as "pieces of plywood," and the 109 in particular is (informed to be) in pretty bad shape.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter:
** John F. Kennedy, Skipper of the 109 and future president of the US.
* OneNoteCook: The boat's cook starts out only able to assemble peanut-butter sandwiches. When asked during an inspection if there is any hot food, he answers affirmatively. The boat's CO sarcastically challenges him, to which he brightly responds "Peanut butter on toast!" Later in the film he's seen fishing - with a hand grenade.

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