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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 .
The film, titled Captain Phillips, was released on October 11, 2013 [48] [49] and had its premiere showing at the 2013 New York Film Festival. [50] It was praised for its direction, screenplay, production values, cinematography, and for the performances of Hanks and Abdi, [51] [52] [53] with Abdi winning a Bafta award for Best Supporting Actor ...
Aasheim had previously been captain of the Maersk Alabama until Richard Phillips relieved him eight days prior to the pirate attack. An 18-man marine security team was on board. [15] The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation secured the ship as a crime scene. [16] Phillips was held captive in the lifeboat by Somali pirates for five days.
Next weekend, the Oscar-winning actor comes to big screens in the titular role in Columbia Pictures' Captain Phillips. If you're Sony , you turn to Hollywood's top earner: Tom Hanks.
The Washington Commanders just barely survived a furious New Orleans comeback, tipping away a would-be game-winning two-point conversion with no time left on the clock. The Commanders claimed a 20 ...
Captain Phillips, Greengrass's film about the Maersk Alabama hijacking in 2009, was based on the book A Captain's Duty. It starred Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi and Faysal Ahmed. It was shot in 2012 in Massachusetts and Virginia in the United States, as well as Malta. It was released in 2013.
Games as a Panther: 117, from 2006 to 2014. Best highlights: In 2008, Williams had his best season as a running back, scoring an NFL-high 18 touchdowns and rushing for 1515 yards for a Carolina ...
After college, Martini found steady work in film and television projects. His film roles include co-starring opposite Jodie Foster in Robert Zemeckis's Contact as Willie, a fellow scientist with an affinity for brightly colored shirts, and sharing the screen with Tom Hanks and Matt Damon in Saving Private Ryan as Corporal Henderson, ranking NCO of Pfc. James Ryan's unit, who helped Cpt. John H ...