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PT 109

1963·2h 20m·Approved
DramaBiographyWar
IMDb Rating
★ 6.7/10
3,280 votes

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.

PT 109 is a 1963 drama biography movie directed by Leslie H. Martinson, starring Robert Culp, James Gregory, Ty Hardin. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10 from 3,280 votes and runs 2h 20m.

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Director
Leslie H. Martinson
Stars
Robert Culp
James Gregory
Ty Hardin
Cliff Robertson
Details
1963-07-11
140 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English, Japanese
Keywords
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