Captain Phillips
Paul Greengrass, 2013
A Captain's Duty
Richard Phillips, Stephan Talty, 2010
Captain Phillips is a movie directed by Paul Greengrass in 2013 and based on the book A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips and Stephan Talty, first published in 2010. The movie features Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, and others.
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Storyline
Richard Phillips takes command of MV Maersk Alabama, an unarmed container ship from the Port of Salalah in Oman, with orders to sail through the Guardafui Channel to Mombasa, Kenya. One skiff turns around in response, and the other – manned by four heavily armed pirates led by Abduwali Muse – loses engine power trying to steer through Maersk Alabama’s wake. While they search the ship, Shane sees that the youngest pirate Bilal does not have sandals and tells the crew to line the engine room hallway with broken glass.
Movie vs Book
Year
2013
Minutes
134
Movie Rate
7.80
Source: IMDb
Movie
Captain Phillips
Director: Paul Greengrass
Country: USA
Year: 2013
Length: 2h14m
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Year
2010
Pages
304
Book Rate
7.82
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Book
A Captain's Duty
Subtitle: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea
Author: Richard Phillips, Stephan Talty
Country: USA
First published in: 2010
Length: 304 pages
Genre: Biography
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