Captain Phillips (2013) is an American biopic directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks. The film is currently scheduled for an October 11, 2013 theatrical release, and follows the true story of Captain Richard Phillips, who was taken hostage by Somali Pirates during the Maersk Alabama hijacking in 2009.
Plot[]
Follows the true story of Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) 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. [1]
Cast[]
- Tom Hanks -as- Captain Richard Phillips
- Catherine Keener -as- Andrea Phillips
- Max Martini -as- SEAL Commander
- Chris Mulkey -as- John Cronan
- Yul Vazquez -as- Frank Castellano
- Corey Johnson -as- Ken Quinn