DVD
Captain Phillips / Columbia Pictures presents a Scott Rudin, Michael de Luca, Trigger Street production ; a film by Paul Greengrass ; directed by Paul Greengrass ; screenplay by Billy Ray ; produced by Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael de Luca.
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS is an examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. When the Alabama's commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks), and his crew spot pirates approaching, they alert the authorities and try to fend them off. But with no security or guns on board, they're soon overtaken. The head pirate, Muse (Barkhad Abdi), takes over the ship and declares himself captain. Captain Phillips, who has ordered his crew to hide, offers him all the money from the safe, but the pirates want more. They search for the crew, and when they don't find them, they threaten Captain Phillips. Set on an incontrovertible collision course off the coast of Somalia, all involved find themselves paying the human toll for economic forces outside of their control.
Record details
- ISBN: 6315259170
- ISBN: 9786315259173
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2014]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Special features include optional audio commentary with director Paul Greengrass and a collection of making-of behind-the-scenes featurettes collectively titled, Capturing Captain Phillips. Originally released as a motion picture in 2013; DVD originally from Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. "Based upon the book "A captain's duty: Somali pirates, Navy SEALs, and dangerous days at sea" by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty." |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Barry Ackroyd ; editor, Christopher Rouse ; music, Henry Jackman. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Michael Chernus, Corey Johnson, Max Martini, Chris Mulkey, Yul Vazquez, David Warshofsky. |
| Target Audience Note: | Rating: PG-13; for sustained intense sequences of menace, some violence with bloody images, and for substance use. |
| System Details Note: | DVD. |
| Language Note: | English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles; optionally subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Phillips, Richard, 1955- > Drama. Maersk Alabama (Ship) > Drama. Hijacking of ships > Somalia > Drama. Pirates > Drama. Somalia. |
| Genre: | Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Summary:
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS is an examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. When the Alabama's commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks), and his crew spot pirates approaching, they alert the authorities and try to fend them off. But with no security or guns on board, they're soon overtaken. The head pirate, Muse (Barkhad Abdi), takes over the ship and declares himself captain. Captain Phillips, who has ordered his crew to hide, offers him all the money from the safe, but the pirates want more. They search for the crew, and when they don't find them, they threaten Captain Phillips. Set on an incontrovertible collision course off the coast of Somalia, all involved find themselves paying the human toll for economic forces outside of their control.
