Apollo 13 Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

True story of how three astronauts, stranded 205,000 miles above the earth, fight a battle to survive while Mission Control works against time to bring them home.

Adventure Drama Historical

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Apollo 13.

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  Tom Hanks

  ... Jim Lovell

  Here, The Phoenician Scheme

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  Bill Paxton

  ... Fred Haise

  Titanic - 25 Year Anniversary, Edge of Tomorrow

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  Kevin Bacon

  ... Jack Swigert

  The Toxic Avenger, Crazy, Stupid, Love

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  Gary Sinise

  ... Ken Mattingly

  The Big Bounce, Forrest Gump

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  Ed Harris

  ... Gene Kranz

  Riff Raff, My Dead Friend Zoe

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  Kathleen Quinlan

  ... Marilyn Lovell

  Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2, Breach

Crew Behind the Film

The Apollo 13 behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Ron Howard last directed Jim Henson Idea Man and Thirteen Lives.

Director

Ron Howard

Screenwriters

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Producer

Brian Grazer

Production Details

What we know about the Apollo 13 movie production.

Production Updates for Apollo 13

Dec 2004

Completed

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