Apollo 13

Theatrical - Wide 1995-06-30

Cast Tom Hanks Bill Paxton Kevin Bacon Gary Sinise Ed Harris
Directed by Ron Howard
Written by William Broyles Jr. Al Reinert

Box Office Gross: $355,237,933

Running Time: 140 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Genres: Drama History

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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... See more from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.

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