The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Directed by: Gore Verbinski Screenplay by: Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott, Jay Wolpert, Stuart Beattie Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Tom Wilkinson, Keira Knightly Release Date: July 9th, 2003 Box Office: $305,413,918 (US total) Studio: Walt Disney Pictures	Back to Movie Galleries
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The Story: For the roguish yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow (JOHNNY DEPP), the crystalline waters of the Caribbean, like the high seas the world over, present a vast playground where adventure and mystery abound. But Jack's 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 (JONATHAN PRYCE) beautiful daughter, Elizabeth Swann (KEIRA KNIGHTLEY). Elizabeth's childhood friend, Will Turner (ORLANDO BLOOM), joins forces with Jack to commandeer the fastest ship in the British fleet, the H.M.S. Interceptor, in a gallant attempt to rescue her and recapture the Black Pearl. The duo and their ragtag crew are pursued by Elizabeth's betrothed, the debonair, ambitious Commodore Norrington (JACK DAVENPORT), aboard the H.M.S. Dauntless. Unbeknownst to Will, a cursed treasure has doomed Barbossa and his crew to live forever as the undead, the moonlight eerily transforming them into living skeletons. The curse they carry can be broken only if the plundered treasure is restored in total and a blood debt repaid. Against all odds, the Interceptor and Dauntless race toward a thrilling confrontation with Barbossa's pirates on the mysterious Isla de Muerta. At stake is Jack Sparrow's revenge, the Black Pearl, a fortune in forbidden treasure, the lifting of the pirates' curse that has doomed Barbossa and his crew to live forever as skeletons, the fate of the British navy, and the lives of our valiant heroes as they clash their swords in fierce combat against the dreaded Pirates of the Caribbean. From producer Jerry Bruckheimer comes the thrilling live-action adventure, Walt Disney Pictures' “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” directed by Gore Verbinski. Screenplay by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio. Screen Story by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Stuart Beattie and Jay Wolpert. Executive Producers are Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Bruce Hendricks and Paul Deason. The film stars Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Kevin R. McNally, Zoe Saldana and Jonathan Pryce. Buena Vista Pictures distributes.