Apollo 13 is a 1995 American docudrama film directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris and Kathleen Quinlan. The screenplay by William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert dramatizes the aborted 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission and is an adaptation of the 1994 book Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo ...

NASA Director : This could be the worst disaster NASA's ever experienced. Gene Kranz : With all due respect, sir, I believe this is gonna be our finest hour. Gene Kranz : We've never lost an American in space, we're sure as hell not gonna lose one on my watch! Failure is not an option.

Apollo 13 (1995) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker. His performances in Apollo 13 (1995), The Truman Show (1998), Pollock (2000), and The Hours (2002) earned him critical acclaim and Academy Award nominations.

Apollo 13 - Failure Is Not an Option: Aaron (Loren Dean) insists the module conserve its power; Kranz (Ed Harris) is determined not to lose an American in sp...

Jan 27, 2025 · When the Academy Award nominations came out, “Apollo 13” was well represented. It was nominated for nine Oscars, including acting nods for Ed Harris and Kathleen Quinlan.

Apollo 13 - A New Mission: Kranz (Ed Harris) and his team toss out the flight plan to focus on the astronauts’ safe return.BUY THE MOVIE: https://www.fandang...

The Miraculous Performance of Ed Harris in Apollo 13: A Lasting Impression on Cinema. The year was 1995, and the world was abuzz with excitement as the highly anticipated film Apollo 13, directed by Ron Howard, hit theaters. Starring Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, and Kevin Bacon, the movie told the true story of the Apollo 13 mission, which was ...

On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 Flight Director Gene Kranz (Ed Harris) gives the go-ahead from Houston's Mission Control Center for launch. As the Saturn V rocket climbs into the sky, an engine on the second stage cuts off prematurely, but the craft successfully reaches Earth orbit.

Ed Harris is known as an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He is most famous for his roles in Apollo 13, Westworld, and Pollock. Background and Age. Edward Allen Harris was born on November 28, 1950 in Englewood Health, Englewood, NJ. Harris went to Columbia University, where he played football for a long time until he got keen on acting.