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Richard Phillips (born May 16, 1955) is an American merchant mariner and author who served as captain of the MV Maersk Alabama during its hijacking by Somali pirates in April 2009. [ 1 ] Early life and education
Columbia Pictures acquired the film rights in May 2009 also. [46] In March 2011, it was announced Tom Hanks would star as Phillips, Barkhad Abdi as Abduwali Muse, and Faysal Ahmed as Nour Najee in a film based on the hijacking and Phillips' book. [47] It was scripted by Billy Ray, and produced by the team behind The Social Network. [46]
[7] The United States Merchant Marine is not one of the six branches of the U.S. military. A reviewer of Penguin website wrote, "In A Captain's Duty, Richard Phillips tells his own extraordinary story – that of an ordinary man who did what he saw as his duty and in so doing became a hero. It is a thrilling true tale of adventure and courage ...
Phillips eventually hit the silent alarm button that signaled a search and rescue team to come. [24] At one point it was reported that there was a standoff between the ship's crew and the pirates. [25] They eventually called for a prisoner exchange and Phillips was among the first to be released onto a lifeboat. [26]
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.
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