Current Sales Rank: 6216
All-Time Sales Rank: 29
| Overall Rating: 4.88 out of 5, including 27 reviews
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Houston, we haveia problem.
It had been less than a year since man first walked on the moon, but as far as the American public was concerned, Apollo 13 was just another "routine" space flight- until these words pierced the immense void of space: "Houston, we have a problem." Ron Howard directs Academy Award winner Ton Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, and Ed Harris in a riveting suspense-thriller from Imagine Entertainment.
Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly, flight director Gene Kranz and a heroic ground crew race against time-and the odds- to bring them home.
It's a breathtaking adventure that tells a story of courage, faith and ingenuity that is all the more remarkable because it is true!
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Features:
| Audio Commentary:
Ron Howard
Jim & Marilyn Lowell
Orignal Documentary:
Triumph of Apollo 13
Production Notes
Cast & Filmakers' Bios
Film Highlights
Theatrical Trailer | Video:
| | Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) | | Audio: (more info) | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
SPANISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
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| Studio: Universal Studios
Production Year: 1995
Release Date: 4/4/1995
Length: 140 mins
Rating: PG
Chapters: 57
| Includes: Audio Commentary
Packaging: Keep Case
Number of Discs: 1
Disc: SS-DL
Item Code: 61020153
UPC Code: 025192015328
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Overall Rating: 4.88 out of 5, including 27 reviews
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Apollo 13 (1995) - 5 out of 5 (11/30/1998)
The Movie:
Stranded 205,000 miles above the earth the astronauts of the Apollo 13 struggle to survive and make it home.
Making a movie out of a historical event is usually not an easy task as many things must be taken into consideration when dealing with fact and not fiction. That said, Ron Howard has done a magnificent job with Apollo 13. Everything about this movie is spectacular, from the special effects to the performances by the entire cast. The attention to detail in th
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Customer Review
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Out Of This World - 5 out of 5 (8/26/2000)
If you have any interest in the space program or if you just love good movies, you should definitely purchase this disc. It comes fully loaded, and it is superior quality. The acting, directing, and story are all top notch. While a few artistic licenses were taken with the story, it keeps true enough to the actual facts. Overall, this is one of the best DVDs to date.
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Great in every way. Another Tom Hanks hit! - 5 out of 5 (12/10/1999)
This movie has done just what everyone expected. It represented the the Apollo 13 space launch mission in a way that seems to perfectly capture the moment and take you there.
The DVD is flawless in all areas, period!
If you like good movies of any type then you will probably like this!
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What a blast! - 4.25 out of 5 (11/15/1999)
Picture quality is stunning! Surprisingly the laserdisc and DVD aren't that dramatically different. This is not because the DVD is a bad picture, but because the laserdisc was so good. The only real difference I could discern is the slightly stronger colors presented on the DVD. The DVD picture is also smoother overall, but not by that much. Black levels are strong and solid as is general color and fleshtones. The detail is nice and almost calls attention to the computer generated special effect
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