Captain Phillips (2013)

***Captain Phillips*** is a 2013 American biographical action thriller film directed by Paul Greengrass. Based on the 2009 *Maersk Alabama* hijacking, the film tells the story of the eponymous Captain Richard Phillips, an American merchant mariner who was taken hostage by Somali pirates. It stars Tom Hanks as Phillips, alongside Barkhad Abdi as pirate leader Abduwali Muse.

The screenplay by Billy Ray is based on Phillips's 2010 book *A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea*, which Phillips co-wrote with Stephan Talty. Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca served as producers on the project. It premiered at the 2013 New York Film Festival, and was theatrically released on October 11, 2013. The film emerged as a critical and commercial success, receiving positive reviews from critics and grossing $220 million against a budget of $55 million. *Captain Phillips* received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Abdi.

## Shooting

* Principal photography for *Captain Phillips* began on March 26, 2012. Filming took place off the coast of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea. Nine weeks were spent filming aboard *Alexander Maersk*, a container ship identical to *Maersk Alabama.* The container vessel was chartered on commercial terms with Maersk Line. USS *Truxtun*, an *Arleigh Burke*-class destroyer and sister ship of USS *Bainbridge*, served as a set piece in the film.

## Cast

* Tom Hanks - Captain Richard Phillips
* Catherine Keener - Andrea Phillips
* Barkhad Abdi - Abduwali Muse
* Barkhad Abdirahman - Adan Bilal
* Faysal Ahmed - Nour Najee
* Mahat M. Ali - Walid Elmi
* Michael Chernus - First Officer Shane Murphy
* David Warshofsky - Chief Engineer Mike Perry
* Corey Johnson - Helmsman Ken Quinn
* Chris Mulkey - John Cronan
* Yul Vazquez - Captain Frank Castellano
* Max Martini - SEAL Commander
* Omar Berdouni - Nemo
* Mohamed Ali - Assad
* Issak Farah Samatar - Hufan
* Thomas Grube - Maersk Alabama Crew
* Mark Holden - William Rios
* San Shella - Maersk Alabama Crew
* Terence Anderson - Maersk Alabama Crew
* Marc Anwar - Maersk Alabama Crew
* David Webber - Maersk Alabama Crew
* Amr El-Bayoumi - Maersk Alabama Crew
* Vincenzo Nicoli - Andrew, Maersk Alabama Crew
* Kapil Arun - Maersk Alabama Crew
* Louis Mahoney - Ethan Stoll
* Peter Landi - Maersk Alabama Crew
* Angus MacInnes - Ian Waller
* Ian Ralph - Maersk Alabama Crew
* Kristian Hjordt Beck - Maersk Alabama Crew
* Kurt Larsen - Maersk Alabama Crew
* Bader Choukouko - Somali Boy
* Idurus Shiish - Pirate Leader
* Azeez Mohammed - Pirate Leader
* Abdurazak Ahmed Adan - Pirate Leader
* Duran Mohamed Hassan - Asad's Crew
* Nasir Jama - Asad's Crew
* Kadz Souleiman - Asad's Crew
* Scott Oates - Navy SEAL Group
* David B. Meadows - Navy SEAL Group (as David Meadows)
* Shad Jason Hamilton - Navy SEAL Group
* Adam Wendling - Navy SEAL Group
* Billy Jenkins - Navy SEAL Group
* Mark Semos - Navy SEAL Group
* Dean Franchuk - Navy SEAL Group
* Rey Hernandez - Navy SEAL Group
* Christopher Stadulis - Navy SEAL Group
* Roger Edwards - Navy SEAL Group
* John Patrick Barry - Navy SEAL Group
* Raleigh Morse - Navy SEAL Group
* Dale McClellan - Navy SEAL Group
* Hugh Middleton - Navy SEAL Group
* Ray Care - Navy SEAL Group (as Raymond Care)
* Stacha Hicks - UKMTO Officer
* Will Bowden - US Maritime Officer
* Len Anderson IV - USS Bainbridge VBSS Officer (as Leonard Anderson)

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

* Giovanni Alabiso - Airport Passenger (uncredited)
* Rachelle Beinart - Ship Captain's Stewardess (uncredited)
* Devon Black - Able Seaman L. Haddock (uncredited)
* Joshua Brown - Burlington Airport TSA Agent (uncredited)
* Steve Campbell - Lieutenant Commander Scott Atherton (uncredited)
* Bob Dio - TV News Reporter (uncredited)
* Maria Dizzia - Allison McColl (uncredited)
* Herman Gambhir - US Maritime Officer (uncredited)
* Georgia Goodman - US Maritime Aldington (uncredited)
* Kristin Harris - Airport Passenger / Neighbor (uncredited)
* Rebecca Hyland - Judy Noonan (uncredited)
* Phyllis Lynn - News Photographer (uncredited)
* John Magaro - Dan Phillips (uncredited)
* Tom Mariano - FBI Investigator (uncredited)
* Holt Murray - FBI Agent (uncredited)
* Danny Nutt - UKMTO (uncredited)
* A.J. O'Connell - News Reporter (uncredited)
* Ryan O'Connor - Passenger / Neighbor (uncredited)
* Chris Palermo - Cameraman (uncredited)
* Kapil Parikh - Husain (uncredited)
* Russell Potocki - Lieutenant Commander Phillips (uncredited)
* Suzanne Prunty - TV News Reporter (uncredited)
* Gigi Raines - Mariah Phillips (uncredited)
* Kevin Resnick - Chopper Pilot (uncredited)
* Riann Steele - US Maritime Bernetti (uncredited)
* Dee Tails - UKMTO Operator (uncredited)
* George J. Vezina - Cab Driver and Customs Agent (uncredited)
* Mary Wexler - Passenger / Neighbor (uncredited)
* Max Wrottesley - Sub Lieutenant P. Ashton (uncredited)