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Title: Apollo 13 (1995)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Tom Hanks | ... | Jim Lovell | |
| Bill Paxton | ... | Fred Haise | |
| Kevin Bacon | ... | Jack Swigert | |
| Gary Sinise | ... | Ken Mattingly | |
| Ed Harris | ... | Gene Kranz | |
| Kathleen Quinlan | ... | Marilyn Lovell | |
| Mary Kate Schellhardt | ... | Barbara Lovell | |
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Emily Ann Lloyd | ... | Susan Lovell |
| Miko Hughes | ... | Jeffrey Lovell | |
| Max Elliott Slade | ... | Jay Lovell | |
| Jean Speegle Howard | ... | Blanch Lovell | |
| Tracy Reiner | ... | Mary Haise | |
| David Andrews | ... | Pete Conrad | |
| Michele Little | ... | Jane Conrad (as Michelle Little) | |
| Chris Ellis | ... | Deke Slayton | |
Based on the true story of the ill-fated 13th Apollo mission bound for the moon. Astronauts Lovell, Haise and Swigert were scheduled to fly Apollo 14, but are moved up to 13. It's 1970, and The US has already achieved their lunar landing goal, so there's little interest in this "routine" flight.. until that is, things go very wrong, and prospects of a safe return fade. Written by Rob Hartill
I couldn't take my eyes off the screen, i was simply compelled to watch it until the end. I already knew how it ended so i was surprised it commanded my attention so intensely.
The fact is the characters were all so realistically portrayed and the film was so expertly directed that it was almost as if the Apollo 13 disaster was filmed and that is what i was watching.
Now this film is certainly not to everyone's taste, it is quite slow in the build up and the film relies almost entirely on the script and ability of the cast.
If you like your disaster films loud and in your face then this is probably not for you, but if you like them realistic (slightly dramatised) then watch it and be astounded.
9/10