Captain Phillips
Out here survival is everything.
Country
Production
Budget
$55 000 000
Box office
$218 791 811
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Barry Ackroyd
Composer
Artist
Paul Kirby
Audition
Francine Maisler, Dan Hubbard, Debbie DeLisi
Editing
Christopher Rouse
Whole Team (182)
Whole Team (182)
Short description
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
What's left behind the scenes
- Shortly after his release from captivity, Richard Phillips wrote a memoir, "Captain’s Duty," which detailed, among other things, this incredible story. The film rights were immediately purchased by Columbia Pictures, who appointed Paul Greengrass as director. Ron Howard also vied for the director’s position, later joining the film "Rush." Notably, Greengrass originally intended to direct "Rush" himself.
- Tom Hanks later recalled that he was persuaded to work with Greengrass by a close friend, Matt Damon.
- Cinematographer Barry Ackroyd used various methods during filming. Digital cameras were used for aerial shots of the ship, scenes in the fishing village and on the lifeboat were shot on 16mm film, and takes on board the ship were captured using 35mm film.
- After the engine breaks down on the Somali boat, an American ship is visible in the background. The vessel should be sailing, but there is no wake visible.
- Tom Hanks played the role of Richard Phillips, the captain of the ship Maersk Alabama. Hanks' character from the movie 'Forrest Gump' (1994) was born and raised in the state of Alabama and also served as the captain of a fishing vessel for a time.
- On the way to the airport, Mrs. Phillips' hairstyle changes several times. Curly strands appear and disappear near her left ear.
- The film is set in April 2009. When the "SEALs" arrive at the base in black SUVs, the inspection sticker on the windshield can be seen to display the date 5/13 (May 2013).
- Tom Hanks said that he first met the actors playing the Somali pirates when they began filming the ship capture scene. Paul Greengrass noted that he did this intentionally to create tension in the relationships between the actors on board the ship and the actors playing the pirates.
- Tom Hanks played Richard Phillips – the captain of the Maersk Alabama. Hanks’ character from "Forrest Gump" (1994) was born and raised in the state of Alabama and was also a captain of a fishing vessel for a time.
- Tom Hanks later recalled that it was his close friend Matt Damon who persuaded him to work with Greengrass.
- Cinematographer Barry Ackroyd used various methods during filming. Digital cameras were used to film the ship from the air, footage in the fishing village and on the dinghy was shot on 16mm film, and takes on board the ship were captured using 35mm film.
- Tom Hanks claimed that the scene of Captain Phillips' medical examination was improvised. The real Navy corpsman, Danielle Albert, was told simply to follow standard procedure. However, she was so stunned to find herself facing Tom Hanks that she froze during the first take. Hanks joked, telling her that he was the only one who was supposed to be in shock in this scene.
- To prepare for the role, Hanks flew to Vermont twice to meet and speak with the real Captain Phillips.
- When the captain is released, he is covered in blood in the lifeboat from shooting at the Somalis, but when he is brought out, there is practically no blood on his face.
- Sony / Columbia paid each member of the "MV Maersk Alabama" crew $5,000 to refrain from sharing their version of events in the film. Not everyone agreed to the deal; many disputed the heroic portrayal of Captain Phillips in the film, stating that he had been overconfident before the pirate attack and passive during the ship's capture. At the very beginning of the pirate attack, he was taken hostage and took no further action.
- Tom Hanks claimed that the scene of Captain Phillips’ medical examination was improvised. The real fleet corpsman, Danielle Albert, was simply told to follow the usual procedure. However, she was so stunned to see Tom Hanks himself that she froze during the first take. Hanks joked, telling her that only he was supposed to be in shock in that scene.
- Shortly after his release from captivity, Richard Phillips wrote a memoir titled 'A Captain's Duty,' in which, among other things, he recounted this incredible story in detail. The film rights were immediately purchased by Columbia Pictures, which appointed Paul Greengrass as director. Ron Howard also vied for the director's chair, later moving on to the film 'Rush.' Interestingly, Greengrass himself originally wanted to direct 'Rush.'
- The main filming of the movie took place in Malta, on a ship identical to the actual MV Maersk Alabama.
- The hijacking of the vessel "Maersk Alabama" and the taking of Captain Phillips hostage are the central theme of Elmore Leonard's novel "Djibouti" (2010).
- The scene in the combat information center where a sailor writes 'Seat 15' backward on a board was improvised. Operator Barry Ackroyd noticed a first-class petty officer practicing writing words backward during breaks between shots and asked him to do it for the film.
- The hijacking of the Maersk Alabama and the capture of Captain Phillips as a hostage are the central themes of Elmore Leonard's novel, 'Djibouti' (2010).
- When Captain Phillips is driven to the ship in the port of Salalah, Oman, the car's steering wheel is on the right. In Oman, cars have left-hand drive. This error occurred because the scene was filmed in Malta, a former British colony.
- To prepare for the role, Hanks flew to Vermont twice to meet and talk with the real Captain Phillips.
- Tom Hanks shared that he first met the actors playing the Somali pirates when they began filming the ship's seizure scene. Paul Greengrass noted that he did this intentionally to create tension between the actors on board the vessel and the actors playing the pirates.
- During the filming of the scene on the bridge, the naval vessel was actually in open water. And because the film crew darkened the windows to reduce the amount of street light, the observers monitoring the ship's direction had to do so not from the bridge, but from its wings.
- The scene in the combat information center where a sailor writes "Seat 15" backwards on the board was improvised. Operator Barry Ackroyd noticed a boatswain’s mate practicing writing words backwards during breaks between takes and asked him to repeat it for the film.
- When Captain Phillips goes onto the deck at the beginning of the voyage, it is obvious that the ship is stationary, although it should be moving.
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