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Captain Phillips. Cover Image DVD DVD

Captain Phillips.

Summary: Based on the true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, which was the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

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  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [date of publication not identified]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Based upon the book "A captain's duty: Somali pirates, Navy Seals, and dangerous days at sea" by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty.
Special features: Commentary with director Paul Greengrass; Capturing Captain Phillips, in-depth behind-the-scenes featurettes on making the acclaimed film.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Barry Ackroyd ; editor, Christopher Rouse ; music, Henry Jackman.
Participant or Performer Note: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Michael Chernus, David Warshofsky, Corey Johnson, Chris Mulkey, Yul Vazquez, Max Martini.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for sustained intense sequences of menace, some violence with bloody images, and for substance use; CHV rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:
English, French or Spanish dialogue; Spanish, English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Subject: Phillips, Richard 1955- Drama
Maersk Alabama (Ship) Drama
Hijacking of ships Somalia Drama
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.


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