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Captain Phillips

Captain Phillips

Out here survival is everything.

20137.52h 14m

Overview

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

Directed by Paul Greengrass
Written by Billy Ray
Produced by Michael De Luca, Dana Brunetti, Scott Rudin
Box OfficeBudget: $55.0MRevenue: $218.8M

Top Cast

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Captain Richard Phillips

Barkhad Abdi

Barkhad Abdi

Muse

Barkhad Abdirahman

Barkhad Abdirahman

Bilal

Faysal  Ahmed

Faysal Ahmed

Najee

Mahat M. Ali

Mahat M. Ali

Elmi

Michael Chernus

Michael Chernus

Shane Murphy

David Warshofsky

David Warshofsky

Mike Perry

Corey Johnson

Corey Johnson

Ken Quinn

Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey

John Cronan

Yul Vazquez

Yul Vazquez

Captain Frank Castellano

Themes & Keywords

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About Captain Phillips

Captain Phillips is a action, drama, thriller film released in 2013 exploring themes of ship, africa, fisherman, hijacking, somalia, based on true story. Directed by Paul Greengrass, it stars Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman. The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

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