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Captain Phillips

2013134 min 7.5 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“Out here survival is everything.”

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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Release / first air2013-10-10
Original languageEN
GenresAction, Drama, Thriller
DirectorPaul Greengrass
WriterBilly Ray
Budget$55,000,000
Revenue$218,791,811
ProductionColumbia Pictures, Michael De Luca Productions

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10 cast members
Tom HanksTom HanksCaptain Richard Phillips
Barkhad AbdiBarkhad AbdiMuse
Barkhad AbdirahmanBarkhad AbdirahmanBilal
Faysal AhmedFaysal AhmedNajee
Mahat M. AliMahat M. AliElmi
Michael ChernusMichael ChernusShane Murphy
David WarshofskyDavid WarshofskyMike Perry
Corey JohnsonCorey JohnsonKen Quinn
Chris MulkeyChris MulkeyJohn Cronan
Yul VazquezYul VazquezCaptain Frank Castellano

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