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Apollo 13: Survival

Apollo 13: Survival

Documentary · History · 2024

Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and the struggle to bring its astronauts safely home.

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Apollo 13: Survival

2024 Documentary · History 1h 38m

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7.2 / 10

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Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and the struggle to bring its astronauts safely home.

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Directed by

Pete Middleton

Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong

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Jules Bergman

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James Burke

Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

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Fred Haise

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

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Put Apollo 13: Survival on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.