Poster of Captain Phillips

Synopsis

A retelling of the headline grabbing events that occured on the high seas in April 2009 when cargo ship captain Richard Phillips, married father of two, surrendered himself to a group of four Somali pirates in order to protect his crew off the coast of Africa. After an unsuccessful escape attempt, he was subsequently rescued when US Navy SEAL snipers shot and killed three of the pirates.
A retelling of the headline grabbing events that occured on the high seas in April 2009 when cargo ship captain Richard Phillips, married father of two, surrendered himself to a group of four Somali pirates in order …
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In Theaters

  • October 11, 2013

Genres

Biopic, Drama, Adaptation, Crime, Historical

Distributors

Sony Pictures Releasing
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Director

Paul Greengrass

Director

CAST

Tom Hanks

Captain Richard Phillips

Catherine Keener

Andrea Phillips

Max Martini

SEAL Commander
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