Apollo 13: Survival

2024 1h 38m EN

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7.1

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7.4

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★7.1TMDB · 67🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes★7.4IMDB · 2,802

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Neil Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Jules Bergman
Self (archive footage)
James Burke
Self (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)
Fred Haise
Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Jim Lovell
Self (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pete Middleton
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pete Middleton, shot by Anna MacDonald. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by James Spinney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Otto Burnham shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Neil Armstrong and Jules Bergman and James Burke carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt31852716 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pete Middleton directs. Anna MacDonald behind the camera. James Spinney scores. Otto Burnham cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 2 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Pete Middleton, shot by Anna MacDonald. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by James Spinney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Otto Burnham shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Neil Armstrong and Jules Bergman and James Burke carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt31852716 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 67 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 22 themes, including "spacecraft", "nasa", "1970s", "space mission".