Captain Phillips

Year:

2013

Duration:

134 min

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.9

Director:

Paul Greengrass

Awards:

Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 21 wins & 118 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2013-10-11

Filming Locations: Malta

Earnings

Budget: $55,000,000

Opening Weekend: $26,000,000 (USA) (13 October 2013)

Gross: $106,957,071 (USA) (23 February 2014)

Cast

Actor

Character

Mohamed Ali

Captain Phillips

Barkhad Abdirahman

Captain Phillips

Tom Hanks

Captain Richard Phillips

Catherine Keener

Andrea Phillips

Barkhad Abdi

Muse

Faysal Ahmed

Najee

Mahat M. Ali

Elmi

Michael Chernus

Shane Murphy

David Warshofsky

Mike Perry

Corey Johnson

Ken Quinn

Chris Mulkey

John Cronan

Yul Vazquez

Captain Frank Castellano

Max Martini

SEAL Commander

Omar Berdouni

Nemo

Issak Farah Samatar

Hufan

Thomas Grube

Maersk Alabama Crew

Mark Holden

Maersk Alabama Crew

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

Maersk Alabama Crew

Kapil Arun

Maersk Alabama Crew

Louis Mahoney

Maersk Alabama Crew

Peter Landi

Maersk Alabama Crew

Angus MacInnes

Maersk Alabama Crew

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

Dave 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

Raymond Care

Navy SEAL Group

Stacha Hicks

UKMTO Officer

Will Bowden

US Maritime Officer

Len Anderson IV

USS Bainbridge VBSS Officer (as Leonard Anderson)

Giovanni Alabiso

Airport Passenger (uncredited)

Marshall Berenson

News Photographer (uncredited)

Devon Black

Able Seaman L. Haddock (uncredited)

Erik C. Bloomquist

Airport Passenger / Neighbor (uncredited)

Steve Campbell

Lieutenant Commander Scott Atherton (uncredited)

Dee-Tails

UKMTO Operator (uncredited)

Bob Dio

TV News Reporter (uncredited)

Maria Dizzia

Allison McColl (uncredited)

Herman Gambhir

US Maritime Officer (uncredited)

Georgia Goodman

US Maritime Aldington (uncredited)

Kathy LaShay Berenson

News Photographer (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)

Chris Palermo

Cameraman (uncredited)

Kapil Parikh

Husain (uncredited)

Suzanne Prunty

TV News Reporter (uncredited)

Gigi Raines

Mariah Phillips

Kevin Resnick

Chopper Pilot (uncredited)

A.J. Rios

News Reporter (uncredited)

Riann Steele

US Maritime Bernetti (uncredited)

George J. Vezina

Cab Driver and Customs Agent (uncredited)

Kristin Waluk

Airport Passenger / Neighbor (uncredited)

Mary Wexler

Passenger / Neighbor (uncredited)

Max Wrottesley

Sub Lieutenant P. Ashton (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In real life, the pirates planned to meet up with other pirate groups in the coastal area who held other kidnapped victims and could provide them a clean getaway.

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The irony of the entire incident was that the US Navy ship, the USS Bainbridge, had a historic connection with pirates in that the ship is named for the Commander of the only ship lost to pirates in the Barbary Wars. William Bainbridge and his crews were captured by the Barbary pirates and spent 19 months in the hands of the Pasha of Tripoli. For the USS Bainbridge this was pay back for that incident.

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Originally, Ron Howard was on board as the director in development stage for Captain Phillips (2013). Howard though would eventually swap feature film projects with Paul Greengrass who was set to direct Rush (2013) during its developmental stage at the time. Howard came on to helm Rush (2013) instead as Greengrass went on board to helm Captain Phillips (2013) in replacement of Howard.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the medic scene, the medic cuts off the yellow Navy shirt Phillips had been wearing and puts it on the counter. Later when they pan down his body, you can see the yellow shirt sitting around his waist, as if it had just been cut off his shoulders, not cut completely off.

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The story takes place in April 2009. When the Navy Seals are arriving at the base in the black SUVs the Virginia state vehicle inspection sticker on the windshield shows a date of 5/13. (May 2013).

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When Captain Phillips is on deck at sea near the beginning of his voyage, the ship is obviously stationary when it should be moving.

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Quotes

Andrea Phillips: Okay. You all right?

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Captain Richard Phillips: There's got to be something other than being a fisherman or kidnapping people.

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Muse: Last year I took a Greek ship. 6 million dollars.

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Faq

Q

Will this film give me motion sickness? (due to shaky cam)

A

If you're prone to feeling sick when films adopt a "shaky cam" style, this is an intense example of that, which offers little relief. However, compared to the director's previous works, there is less shaky camerawork in this movie (he was previously criticized for using too much shakiness).

Q

Why weren't any of the ship's crew armed?

A

Arming civilian sailors creates a multitude of legal difficulties for the ship's owners because each ship would have to obey the gun laws of the countries it is visiting (for instance in the UK handguns are wholly illegal in private hands). There have been several incidents of ex-military veterans employed as armed security guards being arrested in just these circumstances.

Q

A Note Regarding Spoilers

A

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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