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Apollo 13 (1995)

Apollo 13
PG
History
Adventure
Drama
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Release Date
June 30, 1995
Director
Ron Howard
Cast
Tom Hanks , Bill Paxton , Kevin Bacon , Gary Sinise , Ed Harris , Kathleen Quinlan , Mary Kate Schellhardt , Emily Ann Lloyd
Runtime
140 Minutes
Main Genre
History
Writers
Jim Lovell , Jeffrey Kluger , William Broyles Jr.
Tagline
Houston we've got a problem.

Summary

At first, it seemed the perfect mission--too perfect, even, to make headlines. After three days in space, three Apollo astronauts--Jim Lovell (two- time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon)--were finally approaching a long-cherished destination. Apollo 13 was going to the Moon.

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