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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.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ray, Billy (Screenwriter), Hanks, Tom (Actor), Abdi, Barkhad (Actor), Phillips, Richard, 1955-, Talty, Stephan
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:English, French or Spanish dialogue; Spanish, English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Culver City, California : Columbia Pictures, [2014]
Edition:[DVD].
Subjects:
Phillips, Richard, > 1956- > Drama.
Maersk Alabama (Ship) > Drama.
Hijacking of ships > Somalia > Drama.
Buques > Teatro.
Terrorismo > Teatro.
Feature films.
Action and adventure films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
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.
Item Description: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.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for sustained intense sequences of menace, some violence with bloody images, and for substance use; CHV rating: PG.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Barry Ackroyd ; editor, Christopher Rouse ; music, Henry Jackman.