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Product Description ------------------- To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the theatrical release and the 40th anniversary of the original Apollo 13 space mission, Apollo 13 launches onto Blu-ray. Apollo 13 stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise and Ed Harris in the inspiring and riveting story of the real-life space flight that gripped a nation and changed the world. Nominated for nine Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, Apollo 13 is produced by Academy Award® winner Brian Grazer* and directed by Academy Award® winner Ron Howard.** *Best Picture, A Beautiful Mind (2001). **Best Picture and Best Director, A Beautiful Mind (2001). Special Features: * Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 Feature * Commentary with Director Ron Howard * Feature Commentary with Jim and Marilyn Lovell * Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond * Lucky 13: The Astronaut's Story * Tech-Splanations * The Apollo Era * Pocket Blu .co.uk Review ------------- 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 after an explosion seriously damaged the moon-bound spacecraft. Tom Hanks ( http://www..co.uk/gp/search?search-alias=dvd&field-keywords=Tom%20Hanks+-ntsc ) , Kevin Bacon ( http://www..co.uk/gp/search?search-alias=dvd&field-keywords=Kevin%20Bacon+-ntsc ) , and Bill Paxton ( http://www..co.uk/gp/search?search-alias=dvd&field-keywords=Bill%20Paxton+-ntsc ) 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