PT 109 insert R1963 special John F. Kennedy tribute return
engagement, different & rare!
A 1963 Special Same-Year Return Engagement Re-release
Theatrical Folded Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91
cm])
PT 109, the 1963 Leslie H. Martinson historical World War II
(WWII) military biography ("Welcome to the South Pacific Lieutenant
Kennedy!"; "In response to countless inquiries and requests, this
theatre is honored to announce a special engagement of PT 109"; "The
story of a band of men left for dead in a flaming sea and their epic of heroism
and survival!"; "FOR 3 YEARS Warner Bros. has been engaged in
bringing to the screen one of the most exciting adventure stories ever filmed.
On the high seas... In tropical locations... The fantastic exploits of PT 109,
a chip of plywood pitted against the floating steel fortress of the Imperial
Navy... The skipper of that boat was a young fellow from Boston, John
Fitzgerald Kennedy."; "The true story of young John F. Kennedy and
his actual wartime adventure in the South Pacific. A remarkable insight into
the qualities inherent in this man that were to later make him a legend in his
own time."; "PT 109 was a grimy, battle-scarred veteran of the Guadalcanal
campaign. Its skipper was a skinny, handsome and boyish lieutenant from Boston
named John Fitzgerald Kennedy."; "Suddenly the bow of a destroyer was
on top of them... a huge cleaver bearing down on Lieutenant John Fitzgerald
Kennedy and his crew. This was the end of the line for PT 109 and yet in a way,
it was only the beginning..."; "The famous cocoanut S.O.S. sent by
Lt. John F. Kennedy"; "The beginning - a skipper in search of a
ship."; "Kennedy and Ensign Thom dodge Jap bombs.";
"Friendly natives hide Kennedy in canoe."; "Kennedy has
rendezvous with Australian coast-watcher, who was first to learn men of PT-109
still alive!"; "From the book by Robert J. Donovan";
"Screenplay by Richard L. Breen") starring Cliff Robertson (as John
F. Kennedy, "in the year's most talked about role!"), Ty Hardin,
James Gregory, Robert Culp, Grant Williams, and Robert 'Bobby' Blake
Important Added Info: After President Kennedy was killed,
Warner Brothers immediately re-released this movie with all-new poster art!
Note also that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for
a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube.
Dramatization of President John F. Kennedy's WWII military
experiences during which he commanded a PT boat that sank after being rammed by
a Japanese destroyer while on patrol in the South Pacific on a very dark night.
He and the other survivors, some of whom were wounded, made their way to a
nearby island where they had to survive on meager rations and avoid capture by
enemy forces till they could find a way to signal the Navy for rescue
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Please note the pictures may have camera flash.
The poster was in a UV protected plastic sleeve when the pictures were taken and may cause some distortion.
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