Paul Greengrass

Director PAUL GREENGRASS. His new film, The Uprising, tells the story of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, when tens of thousands of English farmers and laborers rose up against the crown. It stars Andrew Garfield. Twenty years ago, Greengrass made United 93, which re-creates in real time the hijacked flight on September 11th where passengers fought back. He built it from the official record and interviews with more than a hundred family members of those on board. And he directed Captain Phillips about a cargo ship seized by Somali pirates, which starred Tom Hanks..

Paul Greengrass' new film, a Western set five years after the end of the Civil War, stars Tom Hanks as a former Confederate captain who travels from town to town, reading aloud from newspapers.

The film tells the true story of Richard Phillips, whose container ship was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009. Navy SEAL sharpshooters eventually freed the captain from the small lifeboat where he was held hostage for five days. Tom Hanks stars in the film, which is directed by Paul Greengrass.