Apollo 13 (Special Edition) (UK)

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Review of Apollo 13 (Special Edition)
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Si Wooldridge

Houston, we have a problem
Certificate: PG
Running Time: 134 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
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Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
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!

Special Features:
Disc One: Commentary with director Ron Howard. Commentary with Jim & Marilyn Lovell.
Disc Two: The Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13. Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond. Lucky 13: The Astronauts` Story.