Apollo 13

Director: Ron Howard Cast: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise

The film Apollo 13 is a dramatized account of the true story of the failed Apollo 13 mission to the moon.  This is and adaption Based on the book, Lost moon, by Jim Lovell & Jeffrey Kluger and is written by one of the astronauts.  The movie won two Oscars and a BAFTA.   Although initially viewed as a disaster (explosion in spacecraft which forces cancellation the the moon-landing mission), in reality it is a story of success due to resourcefulness.