Apollo 13: Survival

2024

1h 38m

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History

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Just nine months after Neil Armstrong's historic moon landing, NASA faced the greatest crisis in its history. On the night of April 13th 1970, a catastrophic explosion rocked the Apollo 13 spacecraft, stranding three astronauts halfway to the moon. Within a few hours, the primary oxygen and power supply would be gone, setting the stage for one of the great survival stories in human history. What unfolded over the next four days was a rescue mission like no other; a knife-edge, life-or-death drama, broadcast in real time to the watching world.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Familiarity doesn’t lessen the impact of this excellent documentary by Peter Middleton.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 10, 2024

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

Not just a documentary, it is a juddering collage of archive footage, some never seen before, subtly laced with artful reconstructions. Life and death hang in the balance amid vintage buzz and crackle.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 5, 2024

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Adrian Horton

Guardian

As arranged in Apollo 13: Survival, a new documentary about the flawed mission, these facts somehow seem much drier, though meticulously and sumptuously rendered through restored archival material.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 5, 2024

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Rohan Naahar

The Indian Express

Apollo 13: Survival functions not as an introduction, but as an enhancement to a gruelling tale of grit and human perseverance.

Sep 18, 2024

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

This magnificent documentary chronicles the 1970’s Apollo 13 saga in stunning fine detail.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 11, 2024

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

As the title alludes, it's a story of survival, and one which -- however briefly -- brought the world together.

Sep 11, 2024

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Pongo K

A story of success! Never give up, focus on the task at hand.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/16/24

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Angel F

Unbelievable accomplishment of science and faith to return this crew safely. Real footage shows the reliance on brainpower, not computers, to solve complex physics/mechanics to keep these men alive in a life or death crisis.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/10/24

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Michael W

This space documentary was really good. The entire crew did a fantastic job on making this documentary about the Apollo 13 space mission. It's a great and shocking story of survival and making it home. If you haven't seen this documentary yet, check it out sometime. It's a definite must see.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/09/24

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MUHAMMAD ALI 6

ITS ASTONISHING ITS OUT OF MF YOUR LITTLE MIND MY WORK IS ABSOLUT AND PERFECT

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/09/24

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J H

This documentary was certainly riveting and well. I have seen lots of information in the past regarding the Apollo 13. I learned many new things as well as I have seen video footage that I had never seen in the past. This is definitely a must see documentary even if you have seen a lot of the movies previously.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/09/24

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dave b

Awesome. Even though you know how it ends, it is gripping.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/08/24

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Peter Middleton

Director

Clive Patterson

Producer

Hugh Davies

Producer

Nick Fraser

Executive Producer

Stephen Slater

Executive Producer

Anna MacDonald

Cinematographer

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Synopsis

Just nine months after Neil Armstrong's historic moon landing, NASA faced the greatest crisis in its history. On the night of April 13th 1970, a catastrophic explosion rocked the Apollo 13 spacecraft, stranding three astronauts halfway to the moon. Within a few hours, the primary oxygen and power supply would be gone, setting the stage for one of the great survival stories in human history. What unfolded over the next four days was a rescue mission like no other; a knife-edge, life-or-death drama, broadcast in real time to the watching world.

Director: Peter Middleton
Producer: Clive Patterson, Hugh Davies
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Insight Film
Genre: Documentary, History
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 5, 2024
Runtime: 1h 38m

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