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Apollo 13 [HD]

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Apollo 13 [HD] HD-DVD Cast & Features Cast:
Ryan Holihan, Clint Howard, Jean Speegle Howard, Rance Howard, Miko Hughes, Herbert Jefferson, Jr., Andrew Lipschultz, Michelle Little, Todd Louiso, Paul Mantee, Louisa Marie, Brian Markinson, Ben Marley, Karen Martin, John M. Mathews, Marc McClure, Ray McKinnon, Andy Milder, Austin O'Brien, Tracy Reiner, James Ritz, Reed Rudy, Arthur Senzy, John Short, Max Elliott Slade, Joe Spano, Ned Vaughn, John Wheeler, Mark Wheeler, Kenneth White, Tom Wood, Roger Corman, Chris Ellis, Todd Hallowell, Xander R. Berkeley, Geoffrey Blake, Frank Cavestani, J.J. Chaback, Christian Clemenson, Brett Cullen, Joseph Culp, Loren Dean, Julie Donatt, John Dullaghan, Wayne Duvall, Christopher John Fields, Googy Gress, Max Grodenchik, Steve Ruge, Larry B. Williams, Jack Conley, Carl Gabriel Yorke, Ben Bode, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Thom Barry, Emily Ann Lloyd, Bruce Wright, David Andrews, Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan

Director(s): Ron Howard

Features:
Lost Moon: the triumph of Apollo 13- the making of Apollo 13
Feature commentary with director Ron Howard
Feature commentary with Jim and Marilyn Lovell
Conquering Space: the moon and beyond- a recap of the last 45 years in space
Lucky 13: the astronauts' story- recounting the events of the mission

Apollo 13 [HD] HD-DVD Details

Video:
Cinemascope
Audio:
Dolby Digital Stereo
Language:
English
French
Spanish
Subtitles:
English, French, Spanish

Running Time: 140
Genre: Drama
Item Weight: 1
UPC: 025192777820
Product Code: MHV61027778HD
Format: HD-DVD
Year:1995
Studio: Universal Studios

Apollo 13 [HD] HD-DVD Summary "Houston, we have a problem.

" Those words were immortalized during the tense days of the Apollo 13 lunar mission crisis, and the suspense, fear, and excitement of those days are captured in Ron Howard's epic recreation of the 1970 crisis.

When the commander of the original mission Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise), bows out due to possible exposure to measles, astronaut Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) leads command module pilot Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) and lunar module driver Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) on what is slated as NASA's third lunar landing mission.

All goes smoothly until the craft is halfway through its mission, when an exploding oxygen tank threatens the crew's oxygen and power supplies.

As the courageous astronauts face the dilemma of either suffocating or freezing to death, Mattingly and Mission Control leader Gene Kranz (Ed Harris) struggle to find a way to bring the crew back home, all the while knowing that the spacemen face probable death once the battered ship reenters the Earth's atmosphere.

Even though the outcome, in which all three astronauts miraculously survived, is historical fact, the film derives suspense from the situation itself and from the actions of the heroic astronauts and the men on the ground.

Howard's taut direction, a solid ensemble of players, and eye-opening special effects all add to the overall impact of the film, which has been hailed as one of Hollywood's best historical dramas.

In 2002, the movie was released in IMAX theaters as Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience, with a pared-down running time of 116 minutes in order to meet the technical requirements of the large-screen format.