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Apollo 13

- "Houston, we have a problem."

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.

Release Date : 1995-06-30

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Imagine EntertainmentUniversal Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Jim Lovell

Original Name : Tom Hanks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fred Haise

Original Name : Bill Paxton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack Swigert

Original Name : Kevin Bacon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ken Mattingly

Original Name : Gary Sinise

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gene Kranz

Original Name : Ed Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marilyn Lovell

Original Name : Kathleen Quinlan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pete Conrad

Original Name : David Andrews

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henry Hurt

Original Name : Xander Berkeley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Chuck

Original Name : Christian Clemenson

Gender : Male

Character Name : CAPCOM 1

Original Name : Brett Cullen

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Aaron - EECOM Arthur

Original Name : Loren Dean

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sy Liebergot - EECOM White

Original Name : Clint Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Young

Original Name : Ben Marley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glynn Lunney

Original Name : Marc McClure

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary Haise

Original Name : Tracy Reiner

Gender : Female

Character Name : NASA Director

Original Name : Joe Spano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barbara Lovell

Original Name : Mary Kate Schellhardt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Susan Lovell

Original Name : Emily Ann Lloyd

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jeffrey Lovell

Original Name : Miko Hughes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jay Lovell

Original Name : Max Elliott Slade

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blanch Lovell

Original Name : Jean Speegle Howard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jane Conrad

Original Name : Michele Little

Gender : Female

Character Name : Deke Slayton

Original Name : Chris Ellis

Gender : Male

Character Name : EECOM Gold

Original Name : Tom Wood

Gender : Male

Character Name : RETRO White

Original Name : Googy Gress

Gender : Male

Character Name : RETRO Gold

Original Name : Patrick Mickler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jerry Bostick - FIDO White

Original Name : Ray McKinnon

Gender : Male

Character Name : FIDO Gold

Original Name : Max Grodénchik

Gender : Male

Character Name : CAPCOM 2

Original Name : Ned Vaughn

Gender : Male

Character Name : GUIDO White

Original Name : Andy Milder

Gender : Male

Character Name : GUIDO Gold

Original Name : Geoffrey Blake

Gender : Male

Character Name : LEM Controller White

Original Name : Wayne Duvall

Gender : Male

Character Name : TELMU White

Original Name : Jim Meskimen

Gender : Male

Character Name : TELMU Gold

Original Name : Joseph Culp

Gender : Male

Character Name : INCO White

Original Name : John Short

Gender : Male

Character Name : INCO Gold

Original Name : Ben Bode

Gender : Male

Character Name : FAO White

Original Name : Todd Louiso

Gender : Male

Character Name : GNC White

Original Name : Gabriel Jarret

Gender : Male

Character Name : Booster White

Original Name : Christopher John Fields

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grumman Rep

Original Name : Kenneth White

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ted

Original Name : James Ritz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Launch Director

Original Name : Andrew Lipschultz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Neil Armstrong

Original Name : Mark Wheeler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buzz Aldrin

Original Name : Larry Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guenter Wendt

Original Name : Endre Hules

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tracey

Original Name : Karen Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Maureen Hanley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kim

Original Name : Meadow Williams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Technician

Original Name : Walter von Huene

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pad Rat

Original Name : Brian Markinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pad Rat

Original Name : Steve Rankin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Whiz Kid

Original Name : Austin O'Brien

Gender : Male

Character Name : Whiz Kid Mom

Original Name : Louisa Marie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Orderly

Original Name : Thom Barry

Gender : Male

Character Name : SIM Tech

Original Name : Arthur Senzy

Gender : Male

Character Name : SIM Tech

Original Name : Carl Gabriel Yorke

Gender : Male

Character Name : SIM Tech

Original Name : Ryan Holihan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reverend

Original Name : Rance Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Neighbor

Original Name : Jane Jenkins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Noisy Civilian

Original Name : Todd Hallowell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stephen Haise

Original Name : Matthew Michael Goodall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fred Haise Jr.

Original Name : Taylor Goodall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Margaret Haise

Original Name : Misty Dickinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Congressman

Original Name : Roger Corman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Loud Reporter

Original Name : Lee Anne Matusek

Gender : Male

Character Name : Loud Reporter

Original Name : Mark D. Newman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Suit Room Assistant

Original Name : Mark McKeel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patty

Original Name : Patty Raya

Gender : Male

Character Name : Science Reporter

Original Name : Jack Conley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Science Reporter

Original Name : Jeffrey Kluger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anchor

Original Name : Bruce Wright

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anchor

Original Name : Ivan Allen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anchor

Original Name : Jon Bruno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roger Chaffee

Original Name : Reed Rudy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Virgil Grissom

Original Name : Steve Bernie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edward White

Original Name : Steve Ruge

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Herbert Jefferson Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : John Dullaghan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : John Wheeler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Paul Mantee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Julie Rowen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Thomas Crawford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Frank Cavestani

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : John M. Mathews

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain of USS Iwo Jima (uncredited)

Original Name : Jim Lovell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself (archive footage)

Original Name : Neil Armstrong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself - ABC News (archive footage)

Original Name : Jules Bergman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself (archive footage)

Original Name : Pope Paul VI

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**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 Howard, “Apollo 13” (1995) is a solid account of the real-life events and obviously influenced “The Martian” twenty years later, which is even better, albeit not based on historical events. I suppose this zeroes-in on the weakness of this movie: If you’re familiar with the account you know how the story ends, which diminishes suspense. Nevertheless, I found it interesting to observe the living conditions and challenges of real-life astronauts, as well as the resolve and ingenuity of the people at Mission Control to work with what’s available and to figure out how to get the astronauts home. The film runs 2 hours, 20 minutes. CAST: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris and Kathleen Quinlan. GRADE: B/B-

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-05-30

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 Hanks); Haise (Bill Paxton) and Swigert (Kevin Bacon) must work with their ground control colleagues led by Mattingly (Gary Sinese) and Kranz (an excellent Ed Harris) to try to calculate some way of getting them back to safety before their remaining oxygen and fuel runs out. Meantime, we also get a sense of the mortality of these travellers from their partners left on Earth - not least from an on-form Kathleen Quinlan (Marilyn Lovell). The screenplay is based on the book by Lovell, and reeks of authenticity. There is little need to embellish it with special effects; the sets adequately convey the dangers and sense of confinement as the clock ticks down. The dialogue is strong - pithy and lively but also well based in science. That enables Hanks to turn in one of his more convincing, less quirky performances which gels well with his acting co-stars. History tells us the ending, so it is not that the film has jeopardy - it hasn't, really. What is does have is an accumulated sense of peril and it demonstrates well how adaptable and innovative the human brain can be when facing almost certain death. The production is top drawer - understated but effective, and the score from James Horner is one of his lesser known, but none the less effective for that. A really well photographed example of a well directed, strong story with an equally strong cast that is well worth a watch.