Apollo 13 is a
1995 film that dramatized the ill-fated
lunar mission of the same name in 1970. The movie was adapted by
William Broyles, Jr. and Al Reinert from the book
Lost Moon by
Jim Lovell and
Jeffrey Kluger, and was directed by
Ron Howard. It stars
Tom Hanks,
Kevin Bacon, and
Bill Paxton.
The film garnered critical acclaim and was nominated for many awards, most notably nine
Oscars and won for
Best Film Editing and
Best Sound Mixing at the
68th Academy Awards.
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The film was released in theaters on June 30, 1995. In 2002, a shortened version of the film was re-released on
IMAX. A 10th anniversary
DVD of the film was released in 2005; it included both the theatrical version and the IMAX version, along with several extras.
In 2006,
Apollo 13 made its way into the
high-definition video format with its release on
HD DVD.