Apollo 13

1995

2h 20m

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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.

Directors

Ron Howard

Writers

William Broyles Jr.(screenplay by)

Al Reinert(screenplay by)

Jeffrey Kluger(novel by)

Stars

Tom Hanks

Bill Paxton

Kevin Bacon

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Jim Lovell

Fred Haise

Jack Swigert

Ken Mattingly

Gene Kranz

Marilyn Lovell

Pete Conrad

Henry Hurt

Dr. Chuck

CAPCOM 1

John Aaron - EECOM Arthur

Clint Howard

Sy Liebergot - EECOM White

John Young

Glynn Lunney

Mary Haise

NASA Director

Mary Kate Schellhardt

Barbara Lovell

Emily Ann Lloyd

Susan Lovell

Directors

Ron Howard

Writers

William Broyles Jr.(screenplay by)

Al Reinert(screenplay by)

Jeffrey Kluger(novel by)

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7/10

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.

Geronimo196730 May, 2022