Apollo 13 (1995)


Tom Hanks               Jim Lovell
Bill Paxton             Fred W Haise
Kevin Bacon             John L Swigart
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 Elliot Slade        Jay Lovell
Jean Speegle Howard     Blanch Lovell
Tracy Reiner            Mary Haise
David Andrews           Pete Conrad
Michelle Little         Jane Conrad
Chris Ellis             Deke Slayton
Joe Spano               NASA Director
Xander Berkeley         Henry Hurt
Marc McClure            Glynn Lunney
Ben Marley (II)         John Young

Directed by:            Ron Howard, Todd Hallowell
Produced by:            Todd Hallowell, Brian Grazer, Aldric Porter


Story of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission, the third manned moon launch. After three days in space, 
Apollo astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert finally approach their long-cherished 
destination, when suddenly their spacecraft's power and guidance systems go down--and the supply 
of oxygen begins to dwindle. The trio now face a grim reality: their crippled capsule, stranded 
205,000 miles in space, might never return to earth. With time running out, the crew and thousands 
of others, including flight director Gene Kranz, brave near-impossible odds in a daring attempt 
to guide the capsule earthward. 

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True story of the moon-bound mission that developed severe trouble and the men that rescued it 
with skill and dedication.

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Based off of real events of one of the worst NASA tragedy's. In 1971, NASA plans to send out people 
to the Moon for a lunar mission. They have chosen astronauts Jim Lovell, Frad Haise, and Jack Swigert. 
They have launched into outer space successfully, however, a slight fault from inside the space 
module caused an explosion that turned the exploration into a test for survival for the crew of 
Apollo 13. While Loveel, Haise, and Swigert try to survive in space. The workers at NASA (including 
Ken Mattingly) try to figure out a way to get the astronauts home safely.

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Based on the true story of the ill-fated 13th Apollo mission bound for the moon. Astronauts Lovell, 
Haise and Swigert were scheduled to fly Apollo 14, but are moved up to 13. It's 1970, and America 
have already achieved their lunar landing goal, so there's little interest in this "routine" flight.. 
until that is, things go very wrong, and prospects of a safe return fade. 

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A movie based on what was to be the third lunar-landing mission. This film shows the trials and 
tribulations of the Apollo 13 crew, mission control, and families after a near-fatal accident cripples 
the space vehicle. A mission that couldn't get TV airtime because space flights had become routine to 
the American public suddenly grabbed the national spotlight. This is a tale of averted tragedy, heroism 
and shows a testament to the creativity of the scientists who ran the early space missions. 

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It had been less than a year since 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." Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, 
astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at 
Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly, flight director Gene Kranz and a heroic ground crew race 
against time--and the odds--to bring them home.