Description
It had been less than a year sinse man first walked on the moon, but as far as the American public was concerned, Apollo 13 was just another 'routine' space flight-until these words pierced the immense void of space:'Houston, we have a problem.'
Ron Howard directs Academy Award winner
Tom Hanks,
Kevin Bacon,
Bill Paxton,
Gary Sinise and
Ed Harris in a riviting suspense-thriller from Imagine Entertainment. Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell (Hanks), Fred Haise (Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Bacon) fight a desparate battle to survive. Meanwhile at misson 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 breathtaking adventure that tells a story of courage, faith and ingenuity that is all the more remarkable because it is true!
Details
Released: Wed 17 Aug 2005
Catalogue Number: 8234862A
Rating: 
Region: 4 - Suitable for Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, South America, Central America, Pacific Islands and Caribbean
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- Actors: Kevin Bacon, Tom Hanks, Ed Harris, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise
- Director: Ron Howard
- Feature:
- Commentary with Director Ron Howard & Jim Lovel (played by Tom Hanks)
- Lost Moon: The triumph of Apollo 13 (60 mins). A documentary featuring interviews with the cast, crew, real-life characters and key members of the Apollo 13 Mission Control Team
- Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond (50 mins). Highlights of the last 45 years in space.
- Lucky 13: The Astronaut's Story (12 mins). Mission control and the space crew recount the real-life events of the Apollo 13 mission
- Discs: 2
- Format: PAL
- Release Year: 1995
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