Hanks, Tom

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April 26, 2016

42:34

Tom Hanks Says Self-Doubt Is 'A High-Wire Act That We All Walk'

Actor Tom Hanks talks about his new film A Hologram for the King, his production company Playtone, playing courageous, tested men in Captain Phillips, Saving Private Ryan and Apollo 13, and growing up in a fractuous family.

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October 7, 2013

44:52

Tom Hanks Is 'Captain Phillips' In High-Seas Hostage Drama

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.

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April 2, 1998

45:15

"From the Earth to the Moon."

Actor, director and producer Tom Hanks and writer Andrew Chaikin talk with Terry Gross about HBO's 12 part mini-series "From Earth to the Moon" which begins this Sunday. Hanks was the executive producer for the project. Chaikin, a consultant on the series, wrote the book "A Man on the Moon" which program is largely based on. Hanks also starred in the film "Apollo 13". Hanks received Academy Awards for his roles in "Forrest Gump," and "Philadelphia."

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January 14, 2021

41:43

'News Of The World' Filmmaker Wanted To Explore The 'Healing Power Of Storytelling'

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.

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Tom Hanks

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Tom Hanks Says Self-Doubt Is 'A High-Wire Act That We All Walk'

Tom Hanks Is 'Captain Phillips' In High-Seas Hostage Drama

"From the Earth to the Moon."

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'News Of The World' Filmmaker Wanted To Explore The 'Healing Power Of Storytelling'

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