Captain Phillips

Based On the book by Richard Phillips

Captain Phillips is a 2013 American biographical action-thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass. Based on the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking, the film tells the story of Captain Richard Phillips, an American merchant mariner who was taken hostage by Somali pirates. It stars Tom Hanks as Phillips, alongside Barkhad Abdi as pirate leader Abduwali Muse. The screenplay by Billy Ray is based on Phillips's 2010 book A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea, which Phillips co-wrote with Stephan Talty.

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Release date:

September 27, 2013

Director:

Paul Greengrass

Cast:

Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Chris Mulkey, Max Martini, Yul Vazquez

Genre:

Thriller, Drama, Action, Biographical, Survival

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

2013 in adaptations