National Geographic: The Search for Kennedy's PT 109 (2002)

Genres - Historical Film  |   Sub-Genres - Biography, Military & War, Tragedies & Catastrophes  |   Run Time - 60 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Perry Seibert

From National Geographic comes The Search for Kennedy's PT 109, a documentary that features Robert Ballard, the man who discovered the remains of the Titanic, searching for PT 109, the boat on which John Kennedy famously served during his time in the military. The film utilizes modern-day footage interspersed with archival materials, recreations, and interviews in order to explore the future president's heroic actions.

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archival-footage, collision, destroyer, lieutenant, Navy, PT-boats, rescue, search, sunken, world-war