Captain Phillips

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips 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.

Director

Paul Greengrass

Producers

Dana Brunetti , Eli Bush , Michael De Luca

Writer

Cinematographer

Editor

Christopher Rouse

Production Design

Costume Design

Composer

Visual Effectss

Adam Rowland , Charlie Noble

Castings

Francine Maisler , Debbie DeLisi

Cast

Tom Hanks , Barkhad Abdi , Barkhad Abdirahman , Faysal Ahmed , Mahat M. Ali , Michael Chernus , David Warshofsky , Corey Johnson , Chris Mulkey , Yul Vazquez

Studios

Columbia Pictures , Michael De Luca Productions , Scott Rudin Productions , Trigger Street Productions

Genres

Drama Thriller Action

External

Posters

5

Captain Phillips (2013) movie poster

Captain Phillips (2013) movie poster

Captain Phillips (2013) movie poster

Captain Phillips (2013) movie poster

Captain Phillips (2013) movie poster

Awards

2 wins, 26 nominations

Won Best Adapted Screenplay Billy Ray Captain Phillips 2014

Won Best Supporting Actor Barkhad Abdi Captain Phillips 2014

Nom Best Picture Captain Phillips 2014

Nom Best Motion Picture - Drama Captain Phillips 2014

Nom Outstanding Directing - Feature Film Paul Greengrass Captain Phillips 2014

Nom Best Film Captain Phillips 2014

Nom Best Director Paul Greengrass 2014

Nom Best Director Paul Greengrass Captain Phillips 2014

Nom Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Tom Hanks 2014

Nom Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Tom Hanks Captain Phillips 2014

Nom Best Leading Actor Tom Hanks Captain Phillips 2014

Nom Best Supporting Actor Barkhad Abdi 2014

Nom Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Barkhad Abdi Captain Phillips 2014

Nom Best Supporting Actor Barkhad Abdi 2014

Nom Best Adapted Screenplay Billy Ray 2014

Nom Best Adapted Screenplay Billy Ray Captain Phillips 2014

Nom Best Film Editing Christopher Rouse 2014

Nom Best Cinematography Captain Phillips 2014

Nom Best Editing Captain Phillips 2014

Nom Best Sound Captain Phillips 2014

Nom Best Original Score Captain Phillips 2014

Nom Best Sound Mixing Chris Burdon 2014

Nom Best Sound Mixing Mark Taylor 2014

Nom Best Sound Mixing Mike Prestwood Smith 2014

Nom Best Sound Mixing Chris Munro 2014

Nom Best Sound Editing Oliver Tarney 2014

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