Captain Richard Phillips attempts to escape from armed Somali pirates while the U.S. Navy tries to rescue him. 15,715 2 h 14 min 2013. X-Ray UHD PG-13. By Robert D. McFadden and Scott Shane. April 12, 2009. Navy Seal snipers rescued an American cargo ship captain unharmed and killed three Somali pirates in a daring operation in the Indian Ocean Captain Phillips: director Paul Greengrass on his thriller starring Tom Hanks - video interview 16 Oct 2013 Captain Phillips 'no hero' in real life, say ship's crew
On October 11, 2013, a movie called Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks as Captain Richard Phillips, premiered nationwide. The movie received glowing reviews, and claims to be based on actual events. In April 2009, the Maersk Alabama cargo ship was attacked and captured by four Somali pirates less than 300 nautical miles off the Coast of Somalia.
Columbia Pictures. Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass' tense movie about the April 2009 hijacking of the freighter Maersk Alabama by four Somali pirates, is a love song to the patience-through
The movie, slated for general release on Oct. 11, is Captain Phillips, “The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama ypibN. 369201423383264435286497441
