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Captain Phillips

2013 film directed by Paul Greengrass
Movie film Q2937646
Captain Phillips
Michael De Luca Productions Scott Rudin Productions Translux Trigger Street Productions · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Captain Phillips is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29,608 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Paul Greengrass[3]
  • Screenwriter: Billy Ray[4]
  • Composer: Henry Jackman[5]
  • Genre: action film[6], thriller film[7], biographical film[8], survival film[9], drama film[10], pirate film[11]
  • Based on: A Captain's Duty[12]
  • Cast member: Tom Hanks[13], Catherine Keener[14], Chris Mulkey[15], Max Martini[16], Yul Vazquez[17], David Warshofsky[18], Corey Johnson[19], Barkhad Abdi[20], Faysal Ahmed[21], Michael Chernus[22], Omar Berdouni[23], Riann Steele[24], Maria Dizzia[25], Louis Mahoney[26]
  • Producer: Scott Rudin[27]
  • Production company: Trigger Street Productions[28]
  • Director of photography: Barry Ackroyd[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30], Somali[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 93%[33], 8.3/10[34], 82/100[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Publication date: September 27, 2013[38], October 11, 2013[39], October 16, 2013[40], November 20, 2013[41], December 4, 2013[42], November 14, 2013[43], November 28, 2013[44]
  • Characters: Richard Phillips[45], Maersk Alabama hijacking[46], Abduwali Muse[47], Frank Castellano[48]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[49], InterCom[50], Netflix[51]
  • Narrative location: Africa[52]
  • Official website: http://www.CaptainPhillipsMovie.com[53]
  • Filming location: Malta[54], Morocco[55]
  • Main subject: sea piracy[56], Maersk Alabama hijacking[57]
  • Film editor: Christopher Rouse[58]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[59], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[60], Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[61], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[62], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[63], Academy Award for Best Sound[64]

Why It Matters

Captain Phillips has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

Related Entities

Barkhad Abdi Catherine Keener film Kevin Spacey Malta Morocco Netflix Paul Greengrass Scott Rudin ship Tom Hanks United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es',
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    After a work by → Richard Phillips
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  4. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 95977
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  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2013-09-27T00:00:00Z, +2013-10-11T00:00:00Z, +2013-10-16T00:00:00Z +4
    Screenwriter → Billy Ray
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+134'}
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