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FRANKENMUTH, MI — The real-life captain whose high-seas ordeal became a Hollywood blockbuster is coming to Frankenmuth. Richard Phillips, the former cargo ship captain who was held hostage by ...
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Based on true events, Captain Phillips centres around the 2009 hijacking of the US cargo ship Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates, with Hanks portraying the eponymous captain.
The 2013 film Captain Phillips is headed to Netflix in July, starring Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks. The film, based on a true story, received a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes ...
The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.