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Captain Phillips (2013)

Poster for Captain Phillips

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Paul Greengrass
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    Captain Richard Phillips Tom Hanks
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    Muse Barkhad Abdi
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    Bilal Barkhad Abdirahman
  • Profile picture of Faysal Ahmed
    Najee Faysal Ahmed
  • Profile picture of Mahat M. Ali
    Elmi Mahat M. Ali
  • Profile picture of Michael Chernus
    Shane Murphy Michael Chernus
  • Profile picture of David Warshofsky
    Mike Perry David Warshofsky
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    Ken Quinn Corey Johnson

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