Hats off to Ron Howard for making the story of Apollo 13 a truly riveting one; this compilation of real-time, unnarrated footage of the transmission the networks thought too boring to air (they were correct), along with miscellaneous footage (again unedited) from the journey home, could only be of interest as source material for space program scholars. Real people are better served by Howard's epic or any of a number of better documentaries on the subject. Not recommended. (R. Pitman)
Apollo 13: Flight for Survival
(122 min., $29.95, The Noron Group, 817-461-0610) Vol. 11, Issue 2
Apollo 13: Flight for Survival
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