Comments on: Watch: Tom Hanks Locks Down The Bridge In 2 Tense Clips From ‘Captain Phillips’ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/watch-tom-hanks-locks-down-the-bridge-in-2-tense-clips-from-captain-phillips-20131001/ Fri, 13 May 2016 08:55:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Zulusailor https://staging2.theplaylist.net/watch-tom-hanks-locks-down-the-bridge-in-2-tense-clips-from-captain-phillips-20131001/#comment-44103 Fri, 13 May 2016 08:55:34 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/watch-tom-hanks-locks-down-the-bridge-in-2-tense-clips-from-captain-phillips-93082/#comment-44103 As a ship's captain frequently trading in the Gulf of Aden area, I can vouch for the authenticity of the maritime and piracy scenes. In many respects they are terrifyingly lifelike.

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