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Apollo 13 (movie)

Apollo 13 is a 1995 film which tells the true story of the ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission. It stars Tom Hanks as Jim Lovell[?], Bill Paxton[?] as Fred Haise[?], Kevin Bacon as Jack Swigert[?], Gary Sinise[?] as Ken Mattingly[?], Ed Harris and Kathleen Quinlan[?].

The movie was adapted by William Broyles Jr.[?] and Al Reinert[?] from the book Lost Moon by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger[?]. It was directed by Ron Howard.

It won Academy Awards for Best Film Editing and Best Sound, and was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Ed Harris), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Kathleen Quinlan), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Effects, Visual Effects, Best Music, Original Dramatic Score, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.

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