Captain Phillips (2013)
Starring Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips tells the story of the titular captain whose cargo ship was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009. A fictionalized version of real-life events, the film follows Captain Phillips and his crew as they fight for their lives against a group of Somali pirates led by Abduwali Muse. Besides Hanks, Barkhad Abdi and Catherine Keener also star.
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- Director
- Paul Greengrass
- Release Date
- October 11, 2013
- Studio(s)
- Sony
- Distributor(s)
- Sony , Columbia Pictures
- Cast
- Tom Hanks , Barkhad Abdi , Barkhad Abdirahman , Catherine Keener , Faysal Ahmed , Mahat M. Ali , Michael Chernus , David Warshofsky
- Writers
- Billy Ray , Richard Phillips , Stephen Talty
- Runtime
- 134 Minutes
- Budget
- $55 million
Summary
Based on the true story of Richard Phillips (Hanks), captain of the Maesrk Alabama during the 2009 Somali pirate hijacking incident. The film follows the efforts made by U.S. officials to save Phillips from Muse (Abdi) and his crew during this trying ordeal.
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