Apollo 13

Author

Ron Howard

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (OSH)

Edition

2-disc anniversary ed. ; Widescreen version.

Languages

In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish; with optional French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Performers

Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Emily Ann Lloyd, Miko Hughes.

Publication Information

Universal City, CA : Universal, [2005]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (ca. 140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG; for language and emotional intensity.

Summary

It had been less than a year since the first man walked on the moon, but to the American public, Apollo 13 was just another "routine" space flight. That is until the words pierced the immense void of space: "Houston, we have a problem." Stranded in a crippled spacecraft 205,000 miles from Earth, 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 the efforts of a heroic ground crew race against time--and the odds--to bring the men home.

Notes

Based on the book Lost moon by Jim Lovell & Jeffrey Kluger.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995.

Contains both the anniversary edition and the IMAX edition.

Special features: Disc 1: "Lost Moon: the triumph of Apollo 13" featurette ; feature commentary with director Ron Howard ; feature commentary with Jim and Marilyn Lovell ; production notes ; theatrical trailer.

Special features: Disc 2: "Apollo 13 : the IMAX experience" (116 min.; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation) ; "Conquering space: the Moon and beyond" featurette ; "Lucky 13: the astronaut's story" featurette.