The true story of Captain Richard Phillips 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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Tom Hanks as Captain Richard Phillips
Barkhad Abdi as Muse
Barkhad Abdirahman as Bilal
Faysal Ahmed as Najee
Mahat M. Ali as Elmi
Michael Chernus as Shane Murphy
David Warshofsky as Mike Perry
Corey Johnson as Ken Quinn
Chris Mulkey as John Cronan
Yul Vazquez as Captain Frank Castellano
Max Martini as SEAL Commander
Catherine Keener as Andrea Phillips
Omar Berdouni as Nemo
Mohamed Ali as Asad
Issak Farah Samatar as Hufan
Thomas Grube as Maersk Alabama Crew
Mark Holden as Maersk Alabama Crew
San Shella as Maersk Alabama Crew
Terence Anderson as Maersk Alabama Crew
Marc Anwar as Maersk Alabama Crew
David Webber as Maersk Alabama Crew
Amr El-Bayoumi as Maersk Alabama Crew
Vincenzo Nicoli as Maersk Alabama Crew
Kapil Arun as Maersk Alabama Crew
Louis Mahoney as Maersk Alabama Crew
Peter Landi as Maersk Alabama Crew
Angus MacInnes as Maersk Alabama Crew
Ian Ralph as Maersk Alabama Crew
Kristian Hjordt Beck as Maersk Alabama Crew
Kurt Larsen as Maersk Alabama Crew
Bader Choukouko as Somali Boy
Idurus Shiish as Pirate Leader
Azeez Mohammed as Pirate Leader
Abdurazak Ahmed Adan as Pirate Leader
Duran Mohamed Hassan as Asad's Crew
Nasir Jama as Asad's Crew
Kadz Souleiman as Asad's Crew
Scott Oates as Navy SEAL Group
David B. Meadows as Navy SEAL Group
Shad Jason Hamilton as Navy SEAL Group
Adam Wendling as Navy SEAL Group
Billy Jenkins as Navy SEAL Group
Mark Semos as Navy SEAL Group
Dean Franchuk as Navy SEAL Group
Rey Hernandez as Navy SEAL Group
Christopher Stadulis as Navy SEAL Group
Roger Edwards as Navy SEAL Group
John Patrick Barry as Navy SEAL Group
Raleigh Morse as Navy SEAL Group
Dale McClellan as Navy SEAL Group
Hugh Middleton as Navy SEAL Group
Raymond Care as Navy SEAL Group
Stacha Hicks as UKMTO Officer
Will Bowden as US Maritime Officer
Len Anderson IV as USS Bainbridge VBSS Officer
Giovanni Alabiso as Airport Passenger (uncredited)
Devon Black as Able Seaman L. Haddock (uncredited)
Joshua Brown as Burlington Airport TSA Agent (uncredited)
Steve Campbell as Lieutenant Commander Scott Atherton (uncredited)
Bob Dio as TV News Reporter (uncredited)
Maria Dizzia as Allison McColl (uncredited)
Herman Gambhir as US Maritime Officer (uncredited)
Georgia Goodman as US Maritime Aldington (uncredited)
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Paul Greengrass Director
Billy Ray Screenplay
Dana Brunetti Producer
Eli Bush Executive Producer
Michael De Luca Producer
Gregory Goodman Executive Producer
Scott Rudin Producer
Kevin Spacey Executive Producer
Henry Jackman Original Music Composer
Barry Ackroyd Director of Photography
Christopher Rouse Editor
Francine Maisler Casting
Paul Kirby Production Design
Mark Bridges Costume Design
Peter Russell Set Designer
Kevin Anthony Construction Coordinator
Joseph Kearney Construction Coordinator
Debbie DeLisi Casting
Dan Hubbard Casting
Lynda Foote Costume Supervisor
Mark Peterson Costume Supervisor
Raymond Pumilia Art Direction
Charlo Dalli Art Direction
Stephen G. Shifflette Leadman
Oliver Tarney Supervising Sound Editor
Dillon Bennett Sound Effects Editor
Michael Fentum Sound Designer
James Harrison Sound Designer
Chris Burdon Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mike Prestwood Smith Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Daniel Barrow Visual Effects Producer
Ed Cross Visual Effects Editor
Andy Taylor Visual Effects Producer
Kristopher Wright Visual Effects Producer
Adam Rowland Visual Effects Supervisor
Charlie Noble Visual Effects Supervisor
Stefan Gerstheimer CG Supervisor
Stuart Farley CG Supervisor
Martin Chamney CG Supervisor
Rob Inch Stunt Coordinator
Cosmo Campbell Camera Operator
Sara Deane Camera Operator
Jacques Haitkin Camera Operator
Charles Libin Camera Operator
Jasin Boland Still Photographer
Hopper Stone Still Photographer
Austin Cross Rigging Gaffer
Roger Marbury Rigging Gaffer
Tom Harrison-Read First Assistant Editor
Kevin Hickman First Assistant Editor
Tina Richardson Visual Effects Editor
Daniel Pinder Music Editor
Richard Whitfield Music Editor
Samuel Sharpe Transportation Coordinator
Mark Sansone Location Manager
Annie Penn Script Supervisor
Charles Harrington Location Manager
Colleen Gibbons Location Manager
Ravi Dube Location Manager
Owliya A. Dima Translator
Driss Benchhiba Location Manager
Julia Chiavetta Script Supervisor
Frances Hannon Hair Designer
Frances Hannon Makeup Designer
David Fencl Armorer
Dominic Tuohy Special Effects Supervisor
Kathy Driscoll-Mohler Casting Associate
David Pinkus Casting Associate
Lynn Younglove Casting Associate
Dominic Capon Set Decoration
Mark Taylor Sound Re-Recording Mixer
George Cottle Stunts
Brenda McNally Key Hair Stylist
Trish Seeney Key Makeup Artist
Dorey Cilia Makeup & Hair
Chris Carreras First Assistant Director
Mark S. Constance Second Assistant Director
Colin Azzopardi Second Assistant Director
Jason Altieri Second Assistant Director
Ahmed Hatimi Second Unit First Assistant Director
Steve Battaglia Second Unit First Assistant Director
Eric Fox Hays Second Unit First Assistant Director
Chris Forster Second Unit Director
Gina Bonello Costume Assistant
Ernest Camilleri Costume Coordinator
Ron Goodman Aerial Director of Photography
Chris Mortley Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Tom Keenan Best Boy Electric
Anthony Benjamin Best Boy Grip
Geoffrey Rockwell Best Boy Grip
Nick Haines-Stiles Best Boy Grip
Harry Wiggins Chief Lighting Technician
Frans Wetterings III Chief Lighting Technician
Jay Kemp Chief Lighting Technician
David Rist Dolly Grip
James Heerdegen Dolly Grip
Andrew Sweeney Dolly Grip
Oliver Driscoll First Assistant "A" Camera
Christopher Raymond First Assistant "B" Camera
Kristopher Hardy First Assistant "B" Camera
Ethan Borsuk First Assistant "C" Camera
Kevin Fraser Key Grip
Frank A. Montesanto Key Grip
Charlie Marroquin Key Grip
Charles A. Harris Key Rigging Grip
Gary Lambert Rigging Grip
Tonja Greenfield Second Assistant "A" Camera
Jordan Boston Jones Second Assistant "B" Camera
Sam Pearcy Second Assistant "C" Camera
Mark Silk Underwater Director of Photography
Niels Reedtz Johansen Second Unit Director of Photography