Following his surprise-hit American remake of The Ring in 2002, director Gore Verbinski took on Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, the second of recent films to be based upon Disney theme-park rides (the first being The Country Bears). When Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), the daughter of Governor Swann (Jonathan Pryce) is kidnapped by a group of pirates led by Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) and taken aboard their ship, The Black Pearl, Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), the young man who loves Elizabeth despite the fact that she is promised to another, sets out to rescue her. But he can't do it alone, so he enlists the help of swashbuckling ship captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp). Together the two chase after The Black Pearl, but they soon discover that the captain and crew aren't your average pirates. Cursed to remain between the living and the dead, Barbossa and his men look like skeletons when basked in the moonlight. When it is revealed that the only thing that can break the curse is Elizabeth's blood, Jack and Will are faced with a race against time and a battle against the undead to save the Governor's daughter. Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- Category Sea Adventure, Swashbuckler, Fantasy Adventure, Adventure Comedy
- Theme: Pirates, Daring Rescues, Curses and Spells, Ghosts
- Studio: Walt Disney
- Run Time: 02 hr 23 min
- Language: English, Spanish, French
- Subtitle Language: French, Spanish
- Picture Format: widescreen
- Format: Blu-ray
- Release Date: March 1, 2011
- Lead Actor: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport
- Supporting Actor: Kevin McNally, Greg Ellis, Lee Arenberg, David Bailie, Lauren Maher, Martin Klebba, Dylan Smith, Paula Jane Newman, Isaac C. Singleton Jr., Trevor Goddard, Mackenzie Crook, Brye Cooper, Jonathan Pryce, Zoe Saldana, Treva Etienne
- Director: Gore Verbinski
awards
- Nominations: Academy Awards (5), Golden Globe Awards (1)
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Sound, 2003, Lee Orloff, David E. Campbell, Christopher Boyes, David Parker
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, 2003, Johnny Depp
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Visual Effects, 2003, Terry Frazee, John Knoll, Charles Gibson, Hal Hickel
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Sound Editing, 2003, George Watters II, Christopher Boyes
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Actor, 2003, Johnny Depp
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Makeup, 2003, Ve Neill, Martin Samuel
