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Apollo 13
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.
1995 · Directed by Ron Howard · 140 min · Drama · History · 18 frames
Tagline
"Houston, we have a problem."
Crew
- Screenplay: Al Reinert, William Broyles Jr.
- Cinematography: Dean Cundey
- Edited by: Mike Hill, Daniel P. Hanley
- Music: James Horner
- Production design: Michael Corenblith
- Produced by: Brian Grazer
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Jim Lovell
- Bill Paxton as Fred Haise
- Kevin Bacon as Jack Swigert
- Gary Sinise as Ken Mattingly
- Ed Harris as Gene Kranz
- Kathleen Quinlan as Marilyn Lovell
- Mary Kate Schellhardt as Barbara Lovell
- Emily Ann Lloyd as Susan Lovell
- Miko Hughes as Jeffrey Lovell
- Max Elliott Slade as Jay Lovell
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures
- Budget: $52,000,000
- Box office: $355,237,933
- Themes: rescue, florida, race against time, moon, nasa, spaceman, based on true story, houston, texas, survival, space
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