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Apollo 13 (film)

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Film information
NameApollo 13
Directed byRon Howard
Produced byBrian Grazer
Written byNovel:
Jim Lovell
Jeffrey Kluger
Screenplay:
William Broyles, Jr.
Al Reinert
StarringTom Hanks
Kevin Bacon
Bill Paxton
Gary Sinise
Ed Harris
Music byJames Horner
CinematographyDean Cundey
Editing byDaniel P. Hanley
Mike Hill
StudioImagine Entertainment
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dateJune 30, 1995
Running time140 minutes
IMAX: 116 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
BudgetUS $52 million
Gross revenue$355,237,933

Apollo 13 (film)

Album information
NameApollo 13: Music From The Motion Picture
TypeSoundtrack
ReleasedJune 27, 1995
Length72:09
LabelMCA Records

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'Apollo 13' is a 1995 American film that dramatizes the lunar mission of the same name in 1970. The screenplay by William Broyles, Jr. and Al Reinert is an adaptation of the book Lost Moon by astronaut Jim Lovell (the story's primary protagonist) and Jeffrey Kluger. The film, directed by Ron Howard, stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Kathleen Quinlan and Ed Harris.

Released in the United States on June 30, 1995, Apollo 13 garnered critical acclaim and was nominated for many awards, most notably nine Academy Awards including Best Picture; it won for Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing. An IMAX version of the film was released in 2002, running 24 minutes shorter than the theatrical version. In total, the film ended up grossing over $355 million worldwide during its theatrical releases.

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Cast training and filming :
-Actor Tom Hanks

Box-office performance :
+ Apollo 13 box office revenue
Source Gross (USD) % Total All Time Rank (Unadjusted)
Domestic $173,837,933 48.9% 126
Foreign $181,400,000 51.1% N/A
Worldwide $355,237,933 100.0% 140

Films directed by Ron Howard

1970sGrand Theft Auto (1977)
1980sNight Shift (1982) * Splash (1984) * Cocoon (1985) * Gung Ho (1986) * Willow (1988) * Parenthood (1989)
1990sBackdraft (1991) * Far and Away (1992) * The Paper (1994) * Apollo 13 (1995) * Ransom (1996) * EDtv (1999)
2000sHow the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) * A Beautiful Mind (2001) * The Missing (2003) * Cinderella Man (2005) * The Da Vinci Code (2006) * Frost/Nixon (2008) * Angels & Demons (2009)
2010sCheaters (2011)

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Apollo 13 (1995) * The Birdcage (1996) * The Full Monty (1997) * Shakespeare in Love (1998) * American Beauty (1999) * Traffic (2000) * Gosford Park (2001) * Chicago (2002) * The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) * Sideways (2004) * Crash (2005) * Little Miss Sunshine (2006) * No Country for Old Men (2007) * Slumdog Millionaire (2008) * Inglourious Basterds (2009)



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