The film
Apollo 13 is a 1995 American docudrama film directed by Ron Howard. The film stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Kathleen Quinlan and Ed Harris. The screenplay by William Broyles, Jr. and Al Reinert, that dramatizes the 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission, is an adaptation of the book Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 by astronaut Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger.
The film depicts astronauts Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise aboard Apollo 13 for America's third Moon landing mission. En route, an on-board explosion deprives their spacecraft of most of its oxygen supply and electric power, forcing NASA's flight controllers to abort the Moon landing, and turning the mission into a struggle to get the three men home safely.
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True story
Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space program and the third intended to land on the Moon. The craft was launched on April 11, 1970, at 13:13 CST from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, but the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank exploded two days later, crippling the service module upon which the Command Module depended. Despite great hardship caused by limited power, loss of cabin heat, shortage of potable water, and the critical need to jury-rig the carbon dioxide removal system, the crew returned safely to Earth on April 17.
The flight was commanded by James A. Lovell with John L. "Jack" Swigert as Command Module pilot and Fred W. Haise as Lunar Module pilot. Swigert was a late replacement for the original CM pilot Ken Mattingly, who was grounded by the flight surgeon after exposure to German measles.
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Vue West End (Leicester Square)
Vue West End is located on London's prestigious Leicester Square. The nine screen cinema has played host to several premieres over the years including Hancock, The Polar Express and Twilight. The cinema also benefits from a 3D screen, where you can see the latest 3D films come to life.
Where we are
Rail
Nearest Tube – Leicester Square Northern Line Piccadilly Line Bakerloo Line ( Piccadilly Circus , 5 mins) Nearest Mainline Station – Charing Cross Suburban services to/from South East London & Dartford Mainline Services to/from Kent, Ashford International & Dover.
Bus
- Charing Cross Road 24, 29, 176
- Haymarket 3, 12, 88, 159, 453
- Shaftesbury Avenue 14, 19, 38