A true story. Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly, flight director Gene Kranz and a heroic ground crew race against time, and the odds, to bring them home.

Based on the book: Lost moon, by Jim Lovell & Jeffrey Kluger. DVD release of the 1995 motion picture. Special features: Lost moon: the triumph of Apollo 13 (the making of Apollo 13); feature commentary with director Ron Howard; feature commentary with Jim & Marilyn Lovell; production notes; cast and filmmakers; theatrical trailer. Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1995. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995.