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Title Apollo 13 : to the edge and back. A thrilling struggle against all odds / Central Independent Television PLC ; TV Asahi ; WGBH Boston ; producer, Rob Whittlesey ; writer, Rob Whittlesey ; directed by Noel Buckner, Rob Whittlesey.

Publication Info. South Burlington, VT : WGBH Boston Video, [2004]

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Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials  DVD 629.45 APO    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  DVD 629.454 APOLLO    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  DVD 629.454 APO    Check Shelf
Description 1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Note Title from container.
Originally released as a documentary in 1994.
Credits Music, Sheldon Mirowitz.
Performer Interviews with: James Lovell, John Aaron, Fred Haise, Gene Kranz, Jack Swigert, Alexei Leonov, Sy Liebergot, Mary Haise, Barbara Lovell.
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.
Audience MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details DVD, region 0 (all regions), full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digitial stereo.
Language Closed-captioned.
Note GMD: videorecording.
Subject Apollo 13 (Spacecraft)
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) -- Accidents.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Space flight to the moon.
Astronauts -- United States.
Scientists -- United States.
Genre/Form Documentary -- Feature.
Adventure (Nonfiction)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author Buckner, Noel.
Whittlesey, Rob.
Lovell, Jim.
Aaron, John.
Haise, Fred, 1933-
Kranz, Gene.
Swigert, John L. (John Leonard), 1931-1982.
Mirowitz, Sheldon.
WGBH Video (Firm)
Added Title Apollo thirteen
To the edge and back
ISBN 159375194X
Standard No. 783421262690
Music No. WG26269 WGBH Boston Video
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