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Real-life ‘Captain Phillips’ to speak in Michigan about being held hostage by pirates
The real-life captain whose high-seas ordeal became a Hollywood blockbuster is coming to Frankenmuth. Richard Phillips, the former cargo ship captain who was held hostage by Somali pirates in 2009, ...
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Movie Review: ‘Captain Phillips’ a story of desperation, vengeance
The film is based on the real-life hijacking of the U.S. ship Maersk Alabama in 2009, and on the memoirs of Richard Phillips, the captain of the title. Tom Hanks is outstanding in the role ...