Houston, We've Got a Problem
| Houston, We've Got a Problem | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Dick Nelson |
| Directed by | Lawrence Doheny |
| Starring | Robert Culp Clu Gulager Gary Collins Sandra Dee Ed Nelson |
| Music by | Richard Clements |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Harve Bennett |
| Producer | Herman S. Saunders |
| Production locations | Johnson Space Center - 2101 NASA Rd., Houston, Texas |
| Cinematography | J.J. Jones |
| Editor | Robert F. Shugrue |
| Running time | 74 min. |
| Production companies | Silverton Productions Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | March 2, 1974 |
Houston, We've Got a Problem is a 1974 American made-for-television drama film about the Apollo 13 spaceflight, directed by Lawrence Doheny and starring Ed Nelson in the role of NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz.
Technical and historical accuracy
The title of the film is a misquotation of the ominous announcement made by Commander Jim Lovell following the explosion of an oxygen tank which tore off the side of the spacecraft service module. Lovell actually said, "Houston, we've had a problem" (emphasis added).[1]
The rocket depicted leaving the launch pad is a Saturn I in some shots and a Saturn V in other shots. The correct rocket was in fact a Saturn V.
The film does not focus on the spaceflight itself, but rather on the crises in Mission Control. Jim Lovell wrote a letter to TV Guide about the film, saying that the crises in Mission Control were dramatized.
References
- ^ Detailed Chronology of Events Surrounding the Apollo 13 Accident NASA. Retrieved: 2011-04-11.
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