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| Directed by | Paul Greengrass |
| Screenplay by | Billy Ray |
| Based on | A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips and Stephan Talty |
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| Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd |
| Edited by | Christopher Rouse |
| Music by | Henry Jackman |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 134 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
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| Budget | $55 million[2] |
| Box office | $218 million[3] |
Captain Phillips is a 2013 American biographical action-thriller film[4][5][6] 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. Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca served as producers on the project. It premiered at the 2013 New York Film Festival,[7] and was theatrically released on October 11, 2013. The film emerged as a critical and commercial success, receiving acclaim from critics and grossing $218 million against a budget of $55 million. Captain Phillips received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Abdi.[8][9]
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Captain Phillips is a biographical action thriller that takes its title from its central character, Richard Phillips (played by Tom Hanks), the real-life skipper of the Maersk Alabama cargo ship, who was taken hostage by a small band of Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean in 2009 while traveling around the Horn of Africa, in the first incident involving pirates capturing an American vessel in nearly 200 years.
- ^ "Captain Phillips". IGN.
The action-thriller Captain Phillips stars two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks in the true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of a US-flagged cargo ship.
- ^ "Film - Captain Phillips". Into Film.
The disturbing reality of modern-day piracy is explored in this gripping action thriller, based on a true story, about the 2009 seizure of the Maersk Alabama.
- ^ "Paul Greengrass film to open New York Film Festival". BBC News. August 1, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Nominees for the 86th Academy Awards". AMPAS. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ^ "Oscars 2014 Winners: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.