Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003
Directed by Gore Verbinski
- Adventure, Fantasy, Action
- 143 min
- PG-13
Prepare to be blown out of the water.
When wily pirate Captain Barbossa seizes Jack Sparrow’s beloved ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, blacksmith Will Turner reluctantly teams up with the unpredictable pirate Jack to rescue her—only to uncover a terrifying curse that turns Barbossa’s crew into the undead.
AdventureFantasyActionshipblacksmithgoldexotic islandgovernorskeletonjamaicabritish empirepirateswashbuckler18th centurycaribbean sea
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Classical in form, unpretentious, resolved and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Johnny DeppJack Sparrow
- Geoffrey RushBarbossa
- Orlando BloomWill Turner
- Keira KnightleyElizabeth Swann
- Jack DavenportNorrington
- Jonathan PryceGovernor Weatherby Swann
- Lee ArenbergPintel
- Mackenzie CrookRagetti
- Damian O'HareLt. Gillette
- Giles NewMurtogg
Crew
- Gore VerbinskiDirector
- Terry RossioScreenplay
- Ted ElliottScreenplay
- Dariusz WolskiDirector of Photography
- Klaus BadeltOriginal Music Composer
- Craig WoodEditor
- Stephen E. RivkinEditor
- Arthur SchmidtEditor
- Jerry BruckheimerProducer
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