- Actors: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris
- Directors: Ron Howard
- Writers: Al Reinert, Jeffrey Kluger, Jim Lovell, William Broyles Jr.
- Producers: Aldric La'auli Porter, Brian Grazer, Lorne Orleans
- Format: PAL
- Language English, French
- Subtitles: English, German, French, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Polish, Dutch, Finnish, Czech
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Columbia Tristar
- DVD Release Date: 1 Oct 1999
- Run Time: 140 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CZAQ
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 46,738 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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NASA's worst nightmare turned into one of the space agency's most heroic moments in 1970, when the Apollo 13 crew was forced to hobble home in a disabled capsule after an explosion seriously damaged the moon-bound spacecraft. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton play (respectively) astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise in director Ron Howard's intense, painstakingly authentic docudrama. The Apollo 13 crew and Houston-based mission controllers race against time and heavy odds to return the damaged spacecraft safely to Earth from a distance of 205,500 miles. Using state-of-the-art special effects and ingenious film-making techniques, Howard and his stellar cast and crew build nail-biting tension while maintaining close fidelity to the facts. The result is a fitting tribute to the Apollo 13 mission and one of the biggest box-office hits of 1995. --Jeff Shannon
Amazon.co.uk Review
NASA's worst nightmare turned into one of the space agency's most heroic moments in 1970, when the Apollo 13 crew was forced to hobble home in a disabled capsule after an explosion seriously damaged the moon-bound spacecraft. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton play (respectively) astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise in director Ron Howard's intense, painstakingly authentic docudrama. The Apollo 13 crew and Houston-based mission controllers race against time and heavy odds to return the damaged spacecraft safely to Earth from a distance of 205,500 miles. Using state-of-the-art special effects and ingenious filmmaking techniques, Howard and his stellar cast and crew build nail-biting tension while maintaining close fidelity to the facts. The result is a fitting tribute to the Apollo 13 mission and one of the biggest box-office hits of 1995. --Jeff Shannon
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my all-time favourites!,
This review is from: Apollo 13 [DVD] [1995] (DVD)
This is one of my favourite movies! Starring Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon and an all star cast. It has been less than a year since man first walked on the moon, but as far as the american public were concerned, Apollo 13 was just another 'routine' space flight. Until these words peirced the imense void of space: 'Houston we have a problem'. stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled Spacecraft astronauts Jim Lovell (Hanks) Fred Haise (Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Bacon) fight a desperate battle to survive. Flight director Gene Kranz (Ed Harris) and a heroic ground crew race againt time-and the odds- to bring the 3 men home. It's a breathtaking adventure that tells a story of courage, faith, and ingenuity thats all the more remarkable becuse it is true! The special effects are pretty darn cool. I can't believe that none of the footage of the liftoff is completely original. If you want to demonstrate the power of your home system, this is the chapter for you. Its got amazing sound and visuals. I also love the fact that in the interior spacecraft scenes they are actually floating around in there, and not held up by wires (They did this using a KC-135 weightless environment aircraft). It definitely adds more credibility to this film. The movie is overall fantastic accomopainied by great music from James Horner(who did Titanic and the Perfect Storm). In my opinion, anyone who likes great movies or who is interested in space flight or adventure SHOULD BUY THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!! You won't regret it!
39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent bonus material,
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This review is from: Apollo 13 (2 Disc Special Edition) [1995] [DVD] (DVD)
We all know how good this film is. But what you may not know is how good the bonus material is. There are interviews with the real astronauts and recording of the actual radio transmitions from Apollo 13. Many of these were used to help with the script.
The film - 5 Stars The extras - 5 Stars
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quite exceptional,
By A Customer
This review is from: Apollo 13 [VHS] [1995] (VHS Tape)
I have lost count how many times I have seen this film - I love it! The story of Apollo 13 is well-known and to see the film brings home the peril the astronauts were in. This film has you on the edge of your seat all the way through. I have a copy of the book LOST MOON by Lovell which I will start reading very soon. No doubt there are discrepencies but we have to allow Ron Howard that privelidge though - after all, look what he gave us! Excellent!
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