| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
| System Details |
DVD, region 0 (all regions), full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Performer |
Interviews with: James Lovell, John Aaron, Fred Haise, Gene Kranz, Jack Swigert, Alexei Leonov, Sy Liebergot, Mary Haise, Barbara Lovell. |
| Credits |
Music, Sheldon Mirowitz. |
| Note |
Originally released as a documentary in 1994. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
A factual account of the ill-fated Apollo 13 space mission to the moon. Replete with moving interviews with the astronauts, their families and the scientists who worked on the mission. Shows how the ground controllers who had to solve the impossible problem of how to get the men back with limited air, water and electricity. The explanations are technical, but still quite understandable. A valuable bit of history and is a testament to human resiliency, ingenuity, and most of all the human spirit. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) -- Video recordings.
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Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) -- Accidents -- Video recordings.
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United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Video recordings.
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Space flight to the moon -- Video recordings.
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Astronauts -- United States -- Video recordings.
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Scientists -- United States -- Video recordings.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Buckner, Noel.
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Whittlesey, Rob.
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Lovell, Jim.
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Aaron, John.
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Haise, Fred, 1933-
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Kranz, Gene.
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Swigert, John L. (John Leonard), 1931-1982.
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Mirowitz, Sheldon.
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WGBH Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Apollo thirteen |
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To the edge and back |
| ISBN |
159375194X |
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9781593751944 |
| Standard No. |
783421262690 |
| Music No. |
WG26269 WGBH Boston Video |
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