It is through director paul greengrasss distinctive lens simultaneously a pulsepounding thriller, and a complex portrait of the myriad effects of globalization. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea by richard phillips first came to my attention through lisa. Oct 12, 20 the true tale of richard phillips, the captain of a cargo ship taken hostage by somali pirates in 2009, is so thrilling that screenwriters hardly needed to add any extra drama. The film received academy award recognition in 2014, and was nominated for 6 oscars. Columbia pictures cast tom hanks to star as captain phillips. Sep 06, 20 like in life, captain phillips makes a sharp turn at almost the exact midpoint, as the pirates flee the ship in an enclosed lifeboat with phillips as their hostage. I think i enjoyed the movie more because i read his book before i saw the movie.
Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea by richard phillips with stephan talty it was just another day on the job for 53yearold richard phillips, captain of the maersk alabama, the united statesflagged cargo ship which was carrying, among other things, food and agricultural materials for the world food program. Billy ray screenplay, richard phillips based upon the book a captains duty. Navy seals opened fire and picked off three of the captors. The lead hijacker of the mv maersk alabamafamous for his huge grin after his arrestis suing his dentists from prison. Surviving a somali pirate attack on the high seas last april, merchant marine capt. Oct 11, 20 four armed somali pirates scurried up the side of a large cargo ship, maersk alabama, and took the crew and phillips hostage. Four days later, three of the four pirates were dead each from a single. I bought this book because i had seen the movie recently and really enjoyed it and was keen to get the full story. Jun 02, 2014 for those who dont recall the incident, a u. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea paperback january 18, 2011. Tom hanks, captain phillips and the true story of somali. Apr 01, 2020 maersk alabama hijacking, incident involving the seizure of a u. Barkhad abdi, whose performance as a somali pirate in captain phillips earnt him a bafta for best supporting actor and a nomination for an academy award, is reportedly struggling to make a living.
With tom hanks, barkhad abdi, barkhad abdirahman, catherine keener. Its difficult to capture all of the significant moments in the book and condense it for the screen. The film is directed by oscara nominee paul greengrass, from a screenplay by billy ray and based upon the book, a. Mar 10, 2014 i think i enjoyed the movie more because i read his book before i saw the movie. Richard phillips became the first american seaman to be captured by pirates in two centuries. Phillips enrolled at the university of massachusetts amherst. A captains duty is the compelling narrative of captain richard phillips ordeal last year at the hands of somali pirates aboard the merchant marine vessel maersk alabama. In early 2009, as he prepared to depart for the african coast helming the cargo ship maersk alabama, captain phillipsa native of vermont and lifelong merchant. The pirates didnt expect the crew to fight back, nor did they expect captain phillips to offer himself as hostage in exchange for the safety of his crew. It was written with stephan talty and published by hyperion on april 6, 2010 and on audio by tantor the book tells the story of phillips capture and hostagetaking by somali pirates in april 2009. Like in life, captain phillips makes a sharp turn at almost the exact midpoint, as the pirates flee the ship in an enclosed lifeboat with phillips as their hostage. In this fascinating, suspenseful first person account of his capture by somali pirates, which dominated news media for five days in april 2009, captain phillips brings the growing pirate threat up 20 percent in 2009s first quarter to life.
The film is directed by oscara nominee paul greengrass, from a screenplay by billy ray and based upon. Captains book details how he foiled and infuriated somali. Merchant captain taken hostage in 2009 by somali pirates. It was written with stephan talty and published by hyperion on april 6, 2010 and on audio by tantor. Adapted by screenwriter billy ray state of play, the hunger games from phillips book, a captains duty.
The true story of captain richard phillips and the 2009 hijacking by somali pirates of the usflagged mv. Captain phillips no hero in real life, say ships crew. Smiling somali pirate says jailers have ruined his grin. Much of the dialogue that follows in the film is taken almost verbatim from phillips book. Captain phillips star barkhad abdi is broke telegraph. Richard phillips was taken hostage aboard one of the maersk alabama s lifeboats. Captain phillips will be shown on boxing day at 9pm on itv. In the captain phillips movie, tom hankss character tries to tell the pirates that they had pushed the ship too hard and that it was broken.
In his new book a captains duty phillips recounts the harrowing ordeal at the hands four somali pirates last april, and details for the first time what happened aboard the cargo ship and how he. Matusumunyanes film, the smiling pirate, poses a direct challenge to the problematic representation of the somali pirates in the film captain phillips and aims to do something hollywood has thus far been afraid to do. Thus began the tense fiveday standoff, which ended in a daring highseas rescue when u. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea is a book by captain richard phillips, the captain of the container ship mv maersk alabama when it was hijacked in 2009. Having spent years serving aboard various us naval vessels i particularly enjoyed the striking contrast phillips makes comparing the merchant marine corps and the us navy. Jan 31, 2014 following the hijacking, phillips published a book titled a captains duty. The true story of captain richard phillips and the 2009 hijacking by somali pirates of the u. Directed by paul greengrass and starring tom hanks in the title role, captain phillips tells the true story of the 2009 hijacking of the cargo ship maersk alabama by somali pirates. The captain phillips true story reveals that the reallife captain did in fact try to pretend that the ship was broken in order to delay the progress of the somali pirates. Captain phillipssomali pirates ready to make a fortune. The true story of captain phillips richard phillips vs.
Apr 06, 2010 in his new book a captains duty phillips recounts the harrowing ordeal at the hands four somali pirates last april, and details for the first time what happened aboard the cargo ship and how he. Following the hijacking, phillips published a book titled a captains duty. Oct, 20 the crew had begged captain phillips not to go so close to the somali coast, said deborah waters, the attorney who brought the claim. Maersk alabama hijacking, incident involving the seizure of a u. Captain phillips by paul greengrass paul greengrass, tom. In his new book a captains duty phillips recounts the harrowing ordeal at the hands four somali pirates last april, and details for the first time what happened aboard the cargo ship and how he and his crew frustrated and fooled the pirates. After seeing the movie captain phillips, i got this book wanting to know more about the capture of the maersk alabama, the us cargo ship that was hijacked by somali pirates in 2009, and the ordeal of captain phillips himself, taken hostage by the pirates and held in the ships lifeboat for four days until he was rescued by navy seals. The movie is based on a true story of captain richard phillips and the 2009 hijacking by somali pirates of a cargo ship, usflagged mv maersk alabama. Jun 30, 2018 the lead hijacker of the mv maersk alabamafamous for his huge grin after his arrestis suing his dentists from prison. A captains duty audiobook by richard phillips, stephan. The film is inspired by the true story of the 2009 maersk alabama hijacking, an incident during which merchant mariner captain richard phillips was taken hostage by somali pirates in the guardafui channel led by abduwali muse. Sailors who endured the reallife attack by somali pirates which forms the basis of oscartipped thriller captain phillips have condemned the version of events shown in the film crew members of.
Columbia pictures actionthriller captain phillips stars twotime oscara winner tom hanks in the true story of captain richard phillips and the 2009 hijacking by somali pirates of the usflagged mv maersk alabama, the first american cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. Oct 14, 20 sailors who endured the reallife attack by somali pirates which forms the basis of oscartipped thriller captain phillips have condemned the version of events shown in the film crew members of. Captain phillips film clip pirates take the maersk. The crew had begged captain phillips not to go so close to the somali coast, said deborah waters, the attorney who brought the claim. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea by, stephan talty based upon the book a captains duty.
Richard phillips, a merchant mariner from picturesque underhill, vt, whose harrowing experience with somali pirates in april 2009 is depicted in the movie. Oct 11, 20 based on a true story of a hijacking by somali pirates, captain phillips begins as something of a procedural about men at work and morphs into a jittery thriller. Apr 19, 2017 captain richard phillips hanks and his crew are carrying freight around the horn of africa when four somali pirates forcefully take over their ship, the mv maersk alabama. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea. Oct 10, 20 columbia pictures actionthriller captain phillips stars twotime oscar winner tom hanks in the true story of captain richard phillips and the 2009 hijacking by somali pirates of the usflagged. There is a 20 movie starring tom hanks which, as far as i know, is based on this book. On the oneyear anniversary of his kidnapping by somali pirates and a subsequent headlinegrabbing rescue, captain richard phillips revisits his harrowing highseas adventure in a riveting book, a captains duty. The pirates, in phillips account, said, relax, captain, relax, no al qaeda, no al qaeda. While one of the pirates was urinating, phillips ran past him and tried to escape. Captain phillips is a multilayered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the u.
I vaguely remembered this incident in 2009 and knew a movie had been based on it, which ive not seen. It was written with stephan talty and published by hyperion on april 6, 2010 and on audio by tantor the book tells the story of phillips capture and hostagetaking by somali pirates in. The true tale of richard phillips,the captain of a cargo ship taken hostage by somali pirates in 2009, is so thrilling that screenwriters hardly needed to add any extra drama. In early 2009, as he prepared to depart for the african coast helming the cargo ship.
In this supposedly true story, captain richard phillips tells of his ordeal with a group of somali pirates who boarded his ship and took him hostage. Captain phillips stars tom hanks as a highseas hostage. Mar 05, 2014 barkhad abdi, whose performance as a somali pirate in captain phillips earnt him a bafta for best supporting actor and a nomination for an academy award, is reportedly struggling to make a living. The true tale of richard phillips, the captain of a cargo ship taken hostage by somali pirates in 2009, is so thrilling that screenwriters hardly needed to add any extra drama. Some of the pirates had barefeet and stepped on broken glass set by the crew as a booby trap. Story true story captain phillips is a very exciting account of an american cargo ship which was attacked by somali pirates in 2009.
Tom hanks phillips employs almost all the same strategies the reallife captain did to save his crew and himself from the armed pirates. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea, paul greengrass film presents us with two distinct and disparate worlds in the opening scenes, and shows us just how wrong things can go when those worlds collide. Differences between captain phillips book vs movie page 1. He is the sole survivor of four pirates who hijacked the mv maersk alabama in april 2009 and then held captain richard phillips for ransom. He pretended to urinate at the same time before attempting to get away. Captain phillips true story vs movie real captain richard. Of irish descent, phillips was born in massachusetts, and graduated from winchester high school in 1973. Phillips, 63, was the captain of the mv maersk alabama in the spring of 2009 when four somali pirates in an open skiff in the indian ocean pursued and boarded the cargo ship he was sailing. Although the crew eventually repelled the attackers, capt. Apr 06, 2010 surviving a somali pirate attack on the high seas last april, merchant marine capt.
Captain phillips yify subtitles with latest subs file. Captain phillips film clip pirates take the maersk alabama. Captain phillips is a 20 american biographical dramathriller film directed by paul greengrass and starring tom hanks and barkhad abdi. But i decided i wanted to read the story behind it. Richard phillips born may 16, 1955 is an american merchant mariner and author who served as captain of the mv maersk alabama during its hijacking by somali pirates in april 2009. Based on a true story of a hijacking by somali pirates, captain phillips begins as something of a procedural about men at work and morphs into a jittery thriller. Four armed somali pirates scurried up the side of a large cargo ship, maersk alabama, and took the crew and phillips hostage. The true story of captain richard phillips and the 2009 hijacking by somali pirates of the usflagged mv maersk alabama, the first american cargo ship to be. Tom hanks, captain phillips and the true story of somali piracy. English pronunciation help info is a convicted somali pirate. In a failed attempt to get the pirates to leave, phillips gave them. As i started reading i noticed something was wrong. An experienced merchant marine, phillips was recently made captain. Abduwali abdukhadir muse, who was portrayed by oscarnominee barkhad abdi in the 20 blockbuster film captain phillips, is a little over seven years into a sentence of 33 years and nine months at the federal prison in terre haute, indiana, for his part in the crime.