PT 109
“Most men would have given up...But not the crew of PT 109”
DramaWar
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.
VIBE
A gripping, earnest portrayal of wartime survival and leadership. The film captures the harrowing reality of combat and the resilience of the human spirit against overwhelming odds, with a classic, straightforward approach.
tenseheroicsomberpatrioticsteadyclassic Hollywoodwartime dramahistoricalsurvivalleadershipwarduty
john f. kennedypt boat
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