In a captain s duty, richard phillips tells his own extraordinary story that of an ordinary man who did what he saw as his duty and in so doing became a hero. The film is inspired by the true story of the 2009 maersk alabama hijacking, an incident during which merchant mariner captain richard phillips was taken hostage by somali pirates in the guardafui channel led by abduwali muse. Phillips, meanwhile, is at turns cooperative and passive aggressive. Differences between captain phillips book vs movie page 2.
Captain phillips is based on his memoir of the event, which was widely reported in newspapers and on television. The book goes back and forth dealing with the situation on the cargo ship and the reaction back home in vermont. Captain richard phillips is the author of a captains duty. From gravity to all is lost and 12 years a slave, tis the season for survival stories, and another good one joins this classy club with captain phillips, a pulsating account of the kidnapping of. Contains spoiler about the ending captain phillips tells the true story of the first american cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. Captain phillips is a stupendous thrill ride that should not be missed. I share the countrys admiration for the bravery of captain phillips and his. The first third of the book i found a little annoying. The captain phillips true story reveals that the reallife captain did in fact try to pretend that the ship was broken in order to delay the progress of the somali pirates. Apr 19, 2017 captain richard phillips hanks and his crew are carrying freight around the horn of africa when four somali pirates forcefully take over their ship, the mv maersk alabama. After seeing the movie captain phillips, i got this book wanting to know more about the capture of the maersk alabama, the us cargo ship that was hijacked by somali pirates in 2009, and the ordeal of captain phillips himself, taken hostage by the pirates and held in the ships lifeboat for four days until he was rescued by navy seals. Oct 11, 20 washington dramatic accounts of the navy seals rescuing the captain of an american cargo ship made headlines around the world in 2009. The movie was penned by billy ray, who based his screenplay on phillips book a captain s duty.
Captain phillips by paul greengrass paul greengrass, tom. Jun 02, 2014 between what i learned that day, and from subsequently reading his book, i have learned some lessons in leadership from captain phillips example. I think i enjoyed the movie more because i read his book before i saw the movie. When you read the book, the intensity and duration. Smiling somali pirate says jailers have ruined his grin. Captain phillips no hero in real life, say ships crew. Oct 11, 20 what happened next played out in world news, and captain phillips went on to write, with stephan talty, a plodding, straightforward book with the telegraphing title a captains duty. Phillips gave his version of events in a captain s duty 2010. Eventually, captain phillips opens up to include an array of captains, all of whom are jostling for positions of ultimate authority over the situation. It is through director paul greengrasss distinctive lens simultaneously a pulsepounding thriller, and a complex portrait of the myriad effects of globalization.
Following the incident, celebrity speaker richard phillips was heralded as a hero for risking his life to allow for his crew to escape to the engine room. The movie becomes a riveting, interpersonal battle for command. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea is a book by captain richard phillips, the captain of the container ship mv maersk. Richard phillips keynote speaker harry walker agency. Phillips keeps the news of kidnappings in the area a secret from his wife. Oct 10, 20 in a captain s duty, richard phillips tells his own extraordinary story that of an ordinary man who did what he saw as his duty and in so doing became a hero. I share the countrys admiration for the bravery of captain phillips and his selfless concern for his crew. A captain s duty is the compelling narrative of captain richard phillips ordeal last year at the hands of somali pirates aboard the merchant marine vessel maersk alabama. The sea rescue of captain phillips after his dramatic rescue, richard phillips was reunited with his his mother, virginia far left, his wife, andrea far right, and his children, daniel and mariah, at the airport in burlington, vt. It spans a period of time from the week before the cargo ship set sail to after he gets home. The roller coaster emotions of the somalis and captain phillips tom hanks, who gets taken as a hostage, are evident, however the unpredictability, grueling conditions and length of time are difficult to portray in a little over 2 hours. Oct 10, 20 greengrasss straightforward style not only keeps captain phillips from didacticism, but it also is perfectly suited to its protagonist a bespectacled, bythebook guy who runs a tight.
Mar 10, 2014 i went to see the film, captain phillips. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea was first published in the usa in 2010. The true story of captain phillips richard phillips vs. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea phillips, richard, talty, stephan on. This film adaptation mostly plays as a straightforward thriller with only brief backstories. It was written with stephan talty and published by hyperion on april 6, 2010 and on audio by tantor. Jul 11, 2017 the film captain phillips, out in theaters today, dramatizes the story of a reallife pirate attack that gripped the world in april 2009, when somali gunmen boarded the maersk alabama and took its. Filmed on the open seas and psychologically savvy, captain phillips should be required viewing for anyone involved in combating somali piracy, says counterpiracy expert gerry northwood published. Speaking about the accuracy of his new movie captain phillips, tom hanks has said, if you read the book, a lot of stuff has been omitted. On the oneyear anniversary of his kidnapping by somali pirates and a subsequent headlinegrabbing rescue, captain richard phillips revisits his harrowing highseas adventure in a riveting book, a captains duty. Directed by paul greengrass, who quickened the pace of several bourne franchise movies, captain phillips. He married andrea coggio in 1988she is an emergency room nurseand together they have two children. Hanks performance alone makes it worth the price of admission, but abdi and greengrass sweeten the deal.
The audience of this film on this american ship does not want to become associated with a world so remote from its own, a world whose plight somehow should perhaps be its concern but this is a concern better deferred than represented. For instance, toward the end of the film, phillips asks. Captain phillips is a 20 american biographical dramathriller film directed by paul greengrass and starring tom hanks and barkhad abdi. Twotime academy award winner tom hanks teams with oscarnominated director paul greengrass and screenwriter billy ray to tell the true story of richard phillips, a. Captain phillips condenses the story of the maersk alabama hijacking, omitting a few details, changing a few others, and, in paul greengrass signature style, zooming in on the key events in a. Oct 19, 2015 the sea rescue of captain phillips after his dramatic rescue, richard phillips was reunited with his his mother, virginia far left, his wife, andrea far right, and his children, daniel and mariah, at the airport in burlington, vt. Its difficult to capture all of the significant moments in the book and condense it for. Phillips gave his version of events in a captains duty 2010.
Books by richard phillips author of read this book if you. It is through director paul greengrasss distinctive. Hire richard phillips speaker fee celebrity speakers bureau. A navy warship gets involved, with its own bythe book. Oct 12, 20 captain phillips, who had a reputation as a nononsense captain, ran several emergency drills on the alabama during the voyage, including one that the pirates interrupted, as depicted in the film. Dav pilkey has written and illustrated numerous popular, awardwinning books for children, including the captain underpants and dumb bunnies series. A captain s duty by richard phillips with stephan talty is a nonfiction book about the seizure by pirates of the u. Phillips is a 1979 graduate of the massachusetts maritime academy and became captain of. It appeared to me as a solid film but not a mustsee, until the final scene lifted it to an unexpected high. Having spent years serving aboard various us naval vessels i particularly enjoyed the striking contrast phillips makes comparing the merchant marine corps and the us navy. Captain phillips is a multilayered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the u. Join facebook to connect with gary phillips and others you may know. Navy seal commandos, phillips was lauded as a hero, and the publisher of his new book promoted him as a sea captain who risked his life by offering himself as a hostage.
Maersk alabama from the book a captains duty by richard. Captain phillips true story vs movie real captain richard. The real vermont star of captain phillips is still at the. Developed under the codename project blue by a biological weapons laboratory located beneath californias mojave desert, it is also known as blue virus blue. What happened next played out in world news, and captain phillips went on to write, with stephan talty, a plodding, straightforward book with the telegraphing title a captain s duty. In his book, phillips writes that while he was held hostage on the lifeboat, a pirate took the money out of the bag and began dividing up into piles. A captains duty audiobook by richard phillips, stephan. The following year he published his story in his book, a captains duty.
In addition, he also tried to pretend that he didnt understand them. Hes 50, a career sailor, now a hostage, just took a terrible beating. I am glad i read this book before seeing the movie. Nov 26, 20 he became captain of the mv maersk alabama in 2009 and is still a serving officer in the united states merchant marine.
Maersk alabama from the book a captains duty by richard phillips screenplay by billy ray sony pictures entertainment scott rudin productions michael deluca productions trigger street films director paul greengrass 15th march 2012. The movie, the book, and the controversy a west hartford resident and member of the crew that was hijacked off somalia in. It was shot in 2012 in massachusetts, virginia and malta and was released on 11 october 20. Captain phillips respects this need because its narrative style responds to this need in every way. A navy warship gets involved, with its own by the book. If youre like me and bought this after seeing the movie captain phillips you will have a pleasant, easy read ahead of you. Richard phillipss most popular book is read this book if you dont want a story. In early 2009, as he prepared to depart for the african coast helming the cargo ship. This dramatic story was also transformed into an academyaward and goldenglobe nominated film, captain phillips, which hit the big screens in fall of 20.
Richard phillips is an american author of science fiction novels. It is through director paul greengrasss distinctive lens simultaneously a pulsepounding thriller, and a complex portrait. Abduwali abdukhadir muse, who was portrayed by oscarnominee barkhad abdi in the 20 blockbuster film captain phillips, is a little over seven years into a sentence of 33 years and nine months at the federal prison in terre haute, indiana, for his part in the crime. Watch captain phillips english subtitles at the true story of captain richard phillips and the 2009 hijacking by somali pirates of the usflagged mv maersk alabama, the first american cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Captain phillips is a biopic based on 2009s maersk alabama hijacking incident, which was an intriguing story and ordeal of the people involved. Phillips, he says, had a bad reputation for at least 12 years prior, known as a sullen and selfrighteous captain. A story of adventure and courage, a captain s duty provides the intimate details of this highseas hostagetaking the unbearable heat, the death threats, the mock executions, and the escape attempt. A captains duty book by richard phillips thriftbooks. His account of the seizure of the maersk alabama and his experiences as a hostage of somali pirates a captain s duty. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea the book and captain phillips the movie. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea, about his experience and his remarkable rescue. Richard is an exarmy officer, graduate from west point, and has a master of science degree in physics from the naval post graduate school. The alabama was in the middle of a fire and boat drill when the pirates first attacked.
One of the most remarkable things about us is also one of the easiest to overlook. Richard phillips born may 16, 1955 is an american merchant mariner and author who served as captain of the mv maersk alabama during its hijacking by somali pirates in april 2009. Captain phillips saved his crew at great risk to himself and his crew did not let him down. Captain trips is a nickname for the constantlyshifting antigen virus that exterminates 99. Inside a navy seal rescue the guidedmissile destroyer uss bainbridge tows the lifeboat from the maersk alabama to the amphibious assault ship uss boxer on. Captain phillips faked a call to the navy to deter the pirate ships. Differences between captain phillips book vs movie page 1. Phillips tells his version of the gripping story in the 2010 book he coauthored with stephan talty, titled a captain s duty. The book is written like a diary with chapter headings like 3 days, and day 1, 1530 hours.
It is a thrilling true tale of adventure and courage in the face of deprivation, death threats and mock executions and also a compulsively readable firsthand account of the terrors of. Captain richard phillips grew up in underhill vt, with seven brothers and sisters. Oct, 20 all of this is the basis for captain phillips, starring tom hanks as the titular, reallife hero. In the captain phillips movie, tom hankss character tries to tell the pirates that they had pushed the ship too hard and that it was broken. Captain phillips film analysis by dennis job on prezi. Somali pirates, navy seals, and dangerous days at sea is a book by captain richard phillips, the captain of the container ship mv maersk alabama when it was hijacked in 2009. Phillips wasnt the big leader like he is in the movie, said one crew member who worked closely with the captain, speaking anonymously for legal. The book was made into a hit movie, captain phillips, starring tom hanks. Captain richard phillips on what he thought of captain. Its been out for several months, but i just got around to seeing it. Richard phillips lies on the floor, his hands bound.