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It started out as a "routine" trip to the moon in 1970, but it became a desperate race against time that had an entire world holding its breath. Astronauts Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton), and Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) are the crew of Apollo 13, forced to improvise a return to Earth when an on-board explosion causes them to lose power and oxygen, in director Ron Howard's acclaimed drama based on a book by Lovell. With Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan. 140 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: Spanish; audio commentary; documentary; behind-the-scenes footage; theatrical trailer.