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Apollo 13 (1995)

SFC Reviewer's Opinion:
Limited Recommendation
Genre
Adventure / Drama / History
   
Synopsis

"Houston, we have a problem". Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft astronauts Jim Lovell (Hanks), Fred Haise (Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Bacon) fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly (Sinise), flight director Gene Kranz (Harris) and a heroic ground crew race against time, and the odds, to bring them home. It's a breathtaking adventure that tells a story of courage, faith, and ingenuity that is all the more remarkable as it's based on true events!

   
Directed by  
Ron Howard
   
Written by  
Jim Lovell (book "Lost Moon") & Jeffrey Kluger (book "Lost Moon") William Broyles Jr. (screenplay) & Al Reinert (screenplay)
   
Starring  
Tom Hanks (Jim Lovell); Bill Paxton (Fred Haise); Kevin Bacon (Jack Swigert); Gary Sinise (Ken Mattingly); Ed Harris (Gene Kranz); Kathleen Quinlan (Marilyn Lovell); Mary Kate Schellhardt (Barbara Lovell); Emily Ann Lloyd (Susan Lovell); Miko Hughes (Jeffrey Lovell); Max Elliott Slade (Jay Lovell); Jean Speegle Howard (Blanch Lovell); Tracy Reiner (Mary Haise); David Andrews (Pete Conrad); Michele Little (Jane Conrad (as Michelle Little)); Chris Ellis (Deke Slayton). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
 
Length (mins):
 140
Ratings:
 PG (PG)
Language:
 ENG
Big 5 Oscar Wins:
 0
Big 5 Oscar Noms:
 2
IMDB page:
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Images in the header are from: Antwone Fisher (© Fox Searchlight, 2002); Stand by Me (© Columbia Pictures, 1986); Jesus of Nazareth (© ITV (1977); The Passion of The Christ (© Newmarket Films, 2004); Rabbit-proof Fence (© Buena Vista, 2002); Amazing Grace (© Bristol Bay Productions, 2006) and Il Postino (© Cecchi Gori Group, 1994).