Pirates Of The Caribbean Curse Of The Black Pearl
Comedy, Fantasy
Disney / Buena Vista  (2003) 143 mins PG-13

8.0 (190,390 votes) Top 250: #250
From producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Pearl Harbor) comes Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl, the thrilling, high-seas adventure with a mysterious twist. The roguish yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow's (Johnny Depp) idyllic pirate life capsizes after his nemesis, the wily Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), steals his ship the Black Pearl, and later attacks the town of Port Royal, kidnapping the governor's beautiful daughter Elizabeth (Keira Knightley). In a gallant attempt to rescue her and recapture the Black Pearl, Elizabeth's childhood friend Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) joins forces with Jack. What Will doesn't know is that a cursed treasure has doomed Barbossa and his crew to live forever as the undead. Rich in suspense-filled adventure, sword-clashing action, mystery, humor, unforgettable characters and never-before-seen special effects,...

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Cast and Crew
Johnny Depp  ......  Jack Sparrow
Geoffrey Rush  ......  Barbossa
Keira Knightley  ......  Elizabeth Swann
Orlando Bloom  ......  Will Turner
Jonathan Pryce  ......  Governor Weatherby Swann
Jack Davenport  ......  Norrington
Director  .....  Gore Verbinski
Producer  .....  Jerry Bruckheimer; Paul Deason
Writer  .....  Terry Rossio; Ted Elliott
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Barbossa is chasing the Interceptor, as he is shouting commands, in one shot his teeth are perfectly white, while in the rest of the movie they are decayed. (more)

Trivia:
Voted number 4 in Channel 4's (UK) "Greatest Family Films". (more)

Filming Locations:
Bequia, St Vincent and the Grenadines (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Young Elizabeth: [singing] Yo, ho, yo, ho/ a pirate's life for me/ Yo, ho, yo, ho/ it's a pirate's life for me/drink up me hearties, yo, ho...
Mr. Gibbs: [surprises her by coming up from behind her] Quiet, missy! Cursed pirates sail these waters. You want to call them down on us?
Norrington: [sharply] Mr. Gibbs, that will do!
Mr. Gibbs: She was singing about pirates. Bad luck to sing about pirates, with us mired in this unnatural fog... mark my words!
Norrington: Consider them marked.
Mr. Gibbs: 'Aye, Lieutenant.
[as he moves off]
Mr. Gibbs: Bad luck to have a woman on board, too. Even a miniature one.
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Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 26 wins & 68 nominations (more)