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Apollo 13 [Region 2] | ![Apollo 13 [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Q1SPDE1FL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris
Category: DVD
Buy Used: $30.64
as of 2/10/2010 05:34 EST details
Seller: valleycd
Rating:  353 reviews
Sales Rank: 268866
Format: PAL
Languages: English (Original Language), German (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Original Language), Italian (Original Language), English (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Swiss German (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Polish (Subtitled), Czech (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 4030521299320
ASIN: B00004RYT2
Theatrical Release Date: June 30, 1995
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com essential video
NASA's worst nightmare turned into one of the space agency's most heroic moments in 1970, when the Apollo 13 crew was forced to hobble home in a disabled capsule after an explosion seriously damaged the moon-bound spacecraft. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton play (respectively) astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise in director Ron Howard's intense, painstakingly authentic docudrama. The Apollo 13 crew and Houston-based mission controllers race against time and heavy odds to return the damaged spacecraft safely to Earth from a distance of 205,500 miles. Using state-of-the-art special effects and ingenious filmmaking techniques, Howard and his stellar cast and crew build nail-biting tension while maintaining close fidelity to the facts. The result is a fitting tribute to the Apollo 13 mission and one of the biggest box-office hits of 1995. --Jeff Shannon
Amazon.com
Relying primarily on actual footage shot by NASA and by news organizations, this video documents the drama of the aborted Apollo 13 mission, in which three astronauts came close to losing their lives in space. The actual recording of commander Jim Lovell telling Houston about the "problem" made famous in the Hollywood version of Apollo 13 is presented, and the scenes showing distressed engineers in the actual control room in Houston are in some ways much more dramatic than anything seen on the big screen. This is, after all, reality, with real people scrambling under intense pressure to save real lives. Besides the footage inside mission control, the video also showcases invaluable flight footage shot by the astronauts aboard the crippled spaceship. This video takes an essentially chronological approach, but the technique of using the crew's postflight news conference to serve as narration, while it is at first confusing, serves a useful purpose. This is a no-frills production, but the excitement as NASA engineers mobilize and the whole world watches the news about the stricken spaceship is so gripping that any flourishes would only seem to get in the way. --Robert J. McNamara
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 So what if we already know the ending...? February 6, 2010
Long Ago
Sure, everyone knows that the Apollo 13 crew gets home safely. So it's a testament to how good this movie is that it still enthralls the viewer despite already knowing how the story ends. All the elements of a great story and movie are there - acting, directing, script, drama, suspense, some humor...everything!
 unable to review February 1, 2010
Mr. C. Chalinor (Australia)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Problem I had was I was looking for Blue ray DVD's and was not aware I was being offerred HD instead. Fairly sure I put Jurrasic Park on the wish list in Blue Ray. People usually do not have both players so I am still wondering how I got caught. Perhaps if you start looking at Blue Ray then HD should not be shown to you in case you make the mistake of not noticing you have been offerred something else.
At this point I cannot review the product nor ever will.
excitement at it's best! January 28, 2010
G. Amico (USA)
This is a great family film with lots of action & suspense. Great cast, I stayed entertained the entire length of the film, & was left cheering at the end!
Excellent Movie December 22, 2009
C. Bennett (USA)
This one is one of the best movie ever, the only bad for me was a HD and I need it on blu ray.
History Comes To Life December 6, 2009
David A. Smith (Webberville, Mi, USA)
This two disc special edition of Apollo 13 is awesome one the best two disc movies you'll ever own. this movie is awesome. I recomend this movie :)
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