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Apollo 13

Apollo 13

"Houston, we have a problem."

19957.52h 20m

Overview

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.

Directed by Ron Howard
Written by Jeffrey Kluger, Al Reinert, William Broyles Jr.
Produced by Brian Grazer
Box OfficeBudget: $52.0MRevenue: $355.2M

Top Cast

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Jim Lovell

Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Fred Haise

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Jack Swigert

Gary Sinise

Gary Sinise

Ken Mattingly

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Gene Kranz

Kathleen Quinlan

Kathleen Quinlan

Marilyn Lovell

David Andrews

David Andrews

Pete Conrad

Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley

Henry Hurt

Christian Clemenson

Christian Clemenson

Dr. Chuck

Brett Cullen

Brett Cullen

CAPCOM 1

Themes & Keywords

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About Apollo 13

Apollo 13 is a drama, history film released in 1995 exploring themes of rescue, florida, race against time, moon, nasa, spaceman. Directed by Ron Howard, it stars Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon. 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.

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