Apollo 13

Resource Information

The work Apollo 13 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Dallas Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Apollo 13

Statement of responsibility

Imagine Entertainment presents ; a Brian Grazer production ; a Ron Howard film ; screenplay by William Broyles, Jr. and Al Reinert ; produced by Brian Grazer ; directed by Ron Howard

Title variation

Apollo Thirteen

Contributor

• Hanks, Tom
• Dean, Loren, 1969-
• Hanley, Dan, 1955-
• Cundey, Dean, 1945-
• Harris, Ed, 1950-
• Hill, Mike, (Michael J.)
• Corenblith, Michael
• Horner, James
• Broyles, William, Jr., 1944-
• Howard, Ron, 1954-
• Lovell, Jim
• McClure, Marc, 1957-
• Berkeley, Xander, 1955-
• Bacon, Kevin, 1958-
• Paxton, Bill
• Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
• Quinlan, Kathleen, 1954-
• Reinert, Al
• Sinise, Gary
• Universal Pictures (Firm)
• Imagine Entertainment (Firm)
• Grazer, Brian, 1953-
• Spano, Joe

Actor

• Dean, Loren, 1969-
• Spano, Joe
• Harris, Ed, 1950-
• Quinlan, Kathleen, 1954-
• Sinise, Gary
• Hanks, Tom
• Berkeley, Xander, 1955-
• McClure, Marc, 1957-
• Bacon, Kevin, 1958-
• Paxton, Bill

Director of photography

• Cundey, Dean, 1945-

Editor of moving image work

• Hanley, Dan, 1955-
• Hill, Mike, (Michael J.)

Film director

• Howard, Ron, 1954-

Film producer

• Grazer, Brian, 1953-

Presenter

• Imagine Entertainment (Firm)

Production company

• Universal Pictures (Firm)

Production designer

• Corenblith, Michael

Publisher

• Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)

Screenwriter

• Broyles, William, Jr., 1944-
• Reinert, Al

Subject

• Historical films
• Historical films
• Lovell, Jim
• Lovell, Jim -- Drama
• Mattingly, T. Ken, (Thomas Ken) -- Drama
• Space flight to the moon
• Space flights -- Drama
• Space rescue operations
• Space vehicle accidents
• Space vehicle accidents -- United States -- Drama
• Swigert, John L., (John Leonard), 1931-1982 -- Drama
• United States
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Fiction films
• Haise, Fred, 1933- -- Drama
• Feature films
• Drama
• Biographical films
• Biographical films
• Astronauts -- United States -- Drama
• Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) -- Accidents -- Drama
• Accidents
• Action and adventure films
• Action and adventure films
• Apollo 13 (Spacecraft)
• Fiction films
• Feature films

Genre

• Action and adventure films
• Biographical films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Historical films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

A true story. Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly, flight director Gene Kranz and a heroic ground crew race against time, and the odds, to bring them home

Member of

• Apollo 13 (Motion picture)
• Apollo 13 (Motion picture)
• Apollo 13 (Motion picture)

Awards note

Academy Award, 1996: Best film editing; Best sound.

Cataloging source

SDE

Characteristic

videorecording

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Credits note

Music, James Horner ; director of photography, Dean Cundey ; production design, Michael Corenblith ; film editors, Mike Hill, Dan Hanley

Dewey number

791.43/72

Language note

English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional subtitles in Spanish; English captions for the hearing impaired

LC call number

• TL789.8.U6
• PN1997
• PN1997

LC item number

• A66 1998
• .A664 1998
• .A665 1998

PerformerNote

Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan, Joe Spano, Xander Berkeley, Loren Dean, Marc McClure

Runtime

140

Target audience

general

Technique

live action