Captain Phillips
2013
The true story of the 2009 hijacking of the container ship Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates, and the hostage standoff between the vessel's captain Richard Phillips and a desperate young pirate leader. Starring Tom Hanks and directed by Paul Greengrass.
Director
- Paul Greengrass
Cast
- Tom Hanks
- Catherine Keener
- Barkhad Abdi
- Barkhad Abdirahman
- Michael Chernus
- David Warshofsky
- Corey Johnson
- Faysal Ahmed
- Mahat M. Ali
Filming Locations
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Longcross Film Studios
Longcross Studios was used to film interior lifeboat sequences, with a stage at the complex recreating the cramped interior where Captain Phillips is held hostage by Somali pirates.