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Release Date:
Friday, October 11, 2013 Nationwide
sustained intense sequences of menace, some violence with bloody images, and for substance use
Plot: What's the story about?
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.
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Who stars in Captain Phillips: Cast List
Tom Hanks ... Captain Richard Phillips
Toy Story 3, Cloud Atlas
Catherine Keener ... Andrea Phillips
Joker: Folie à Deux, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Max Martini ... SEAL Commander
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, The Channel
Chris Mulkey ... John Cronan
Mother, May I?, Above Suspicion
Yul Vazquez ... Frank Castellano
American Gangster, Amigo
Corey Johnson ... Ken Quinn
Day of the Falcon, United 93
David Warshofsky ... Mike Perry
Lincoln, The Master
John Magaro ... Dan Phillips
LaRoy, Texas, Unbroken
Michael Chernus ... Shane Murphy
Out of My Mind, Mistress America
Tyson's Run, Agent Game
Who's making Captain Phillips: Crew List
A look at the Captain Phillips behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Paul Greengrass last directed News of the World and 22 July. The film's writer Billy Ray last wrote Richard Jewell and Terminator: Dark Fate.
Director
Screenwriter
Producers
Dana BrunettiMichael De Luca
Scott Rudin
Kevin Spacey
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Production: What we know about Captain Phillips?
Key Facts
- Based on the book, "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea" by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty.
Filming Timeline
- 2013 - August: The film was set to Completed status.
MPAA rating announced; assumed completed.
- 2012 - May: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2011 - September: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2009 - June: The film was set to Development status.
Captain Phillips Release Date: When was the film released?
Captain Phillips was a Nationwide release in 2013 on Friday, October 11, 2013. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including Romeo and Juliet, Machete Kills and CBGB.
Captain Phillips DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Captain Phillips was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 .
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