Apollo 13 DVD

Houston we have a problem.

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 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!