Summary
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.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 64Audiences 59GoodWatch 54
Tomatometer64%
IMDb6.7
Audience score51%
Running time
2 h 20 min
Longer than most dramas, +31 min on the typical 109
typical 109140Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 30 more
Released
1963
June 26, 1963
63 years ago
Genres
DramaWarLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Solomon Islands
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism24 of 30
Cliff RobertsonLt. John F, Kennedy
Ty HardinEnsign Leonard J. Thom
James GregoryCommander C.R. Ritchie
Robert CulpEnsign George 'Barney' Ross
Grant WilliamsLt. Alvin Cluster
Lew GalloYeoman Rogers
Errol JohnBenjamin Kevu
Michael PateLt. Reginald Evans
Robert BlakeCharles 'Bucky' Harris
Biff ElliotEdgar E. Mauer
Norman FellEdmund Drewitch
James McCallionPat McMahon
Joseph GallisonHarold Mamey- WDWilliam DouglasGerald Zinser
Sam GilmanRaymond Starkey- CHClyde HowdyLeon Drawdy
Buzz MartinMaurice Kowal- SRSam ReeseAndrew Kirksey
- GSGlenn SipesWilliam Johnson
John WardJohn Maguire- DWDavid WhorfRaymond Albert
George TakeiHelmsman on Japanese Destroyer (uncredited)
Andrew DugganNarrator (uncredited)
Roger DavisRadioman (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Leslie H. Martinson Director
- C.M. Florance Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Richard L. Breen Screenplay
- Robert J. Donovan Novel
- Vincent X. Flaherty Adaptation
- Howard Sheehan Adaptation
Production · 1
- Bryan Foy Producer
Camera · 1
- Robert Surtees Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Folmar Blangsted Editor
Sound · 2
- William Lava Original Music Composer
- David Buttolph Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Leo K. Kuter Art Direction
- John P. Austin Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Gordon Bau Makeup Supervisor
Other crew · 4
- Chuck Hicks Stunts
- Bob Herron Stunts
- Dean Smith Stunts
- Paul Baxley Stunts
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