Directed by:
Ron HowardCinematography:
Dean CundeyComposer:
James HornerCast:
Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan, Miko Hughes, Max Elliott Slade, David Andrews, Chris Ellis, Joe Spano (more)VOD (4)
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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 Tom 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 (Hanks), Fred Haise (Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Bacon) fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly (Sinise), flight director Gene Kranz (Harris) 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! (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1996 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1996 - Best Sound Mixing
- 1996 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1996 - Ed Harris (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1996 - Kathleen Quinlan (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1996 - Al Reinert, William Broyles Jr. (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1996 - James Horner (Best Original Dramatic Score)
- 1996 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1996 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1996 - Best Production Design
- 1996 - Best Special Visual Effects
- 1996 - Dean Cundey (Best Cinematography)
- 1996 - Best Editing
- 1996 - Best Sound
Golden Globes
- 1996 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1996 - Ron Howard (Best Director)
- 1996 - Ed Harris (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
- 1996 - Kathleen Quinlan (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
Critics Choice Awards
- 1996 - Ed Harris (Best Supporting Actor)
The Saturn Awards
- 1996 - Best Action/Adventure Film