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.

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

David Andrews

as Pete Conrad

Xander Berkeley

as Henry Hurt

Christian Clemenson

as Dr. Chuck

Brett Cullen

as CAPCOM 1

Reviews

Wuchak

_**Cinematic account of the ill-fated Apollo mission**_ In April, 1970, the Apollo 13 mission to the moon is aborted after an explosion causes internal damage. The three astronauts and Mission Control must now focus on merely surviving and getting back alive, if possible. Directed by Ron Howa...

CinemaSerf

This does take a while to get going, but once space-bound, it proves to be quite a compelling tale of three astronauts who find themselves stranded in their spacecraft after an oxygen tank blows up. Ron Howard now presents us with a potently claustrophobic couple of hours and the men - Lovell (Tom H...

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