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Apollo 13 [videorecording] / Imagine Entertainment presents a Brian Grazer production ; a Universal picture ; directed by Ron Howard.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 20153 | Universal Home VideoLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: Spanish Publication details: Universal City, CA : Universal Home Video, [1998]Edition: Collector's ed., widescreenDescription: 1 videodisc (140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0783225733
  • 9780783225739
Other title:
  • Apollo Thirteen
Uniform titles:
  • Apollo 13 (Motion picture).
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Screenplay, William Broyles, Al Reinert ; music, James Horner ; director of photography, Dean Cundey ; production design, Michael Corenblith ; film editors, Mike Hill, Dan Hanley.
Awards:
  • Academy Award, 1996: Best film editing; Best sound.
Cast: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan, Joe Spano, Xander Berkeley, Loren Dean, Marc McClure.Summary: A true story. 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.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD DRAMA Apollo 1 Available 33111009919644
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD DRAMA Apollo 1 Available 33111009919867
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A big-picture reenactment of the 1970 Apollo lunar mission that ran into problems. Stranded 205,000 miles from the Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert fight a desperate battle to survive.

Based on the book: Lost moon, by Jim Lovell & Jeffrey Kluger.

DVD release of the 1995 motion picture.

Special features: Lost moon: the triumph of Apollo 13 (the making of Apollo 13); feature commentary with director Ron Howard; feature commentary with Jim & Marilyn Lovell; production notes; cast and filmmakers; theatrical trailer.

Screenplay, William Broyles, Al Reinert ; music, James Horner ; director of photography, Dean Cundey ; production design, Michael Corenblith ; film editors, Mike Hill, Dan Hanley.

Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan, Joe Spano, Xander Berkeley, Loren Dean, Marc McClure.

A true story. 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.

DVD (with chapter stops); NTSC, region 1, widescreen (letterbox format); Dolby digital surround; dual layer.

English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional subtitles in Spanish. English captions for the hearing impaired.

Academy Award, 1996: Best film editing; Best sound.

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