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Pirates of the Caribbean (film)

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a movie of adventure and romance set in the Caribbean during the seventeenth century. It is based on the amusement rides of the same name at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. This movie stars Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Kiera Knightley, Geoffrey Rush, and Jack Davenport. It is directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.

It was released on July 9, 2003. As of December 7, 2003, it had grossed more than $305 million in the United States. It proved to be a success for Walt Disney Pictures and within weeks of release they announced a sequel was in development.

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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 External links

Plot

Legend tells of a pirate ship, a ship called the Black Pearl. It sails the clear blue waters of the Caribbean leaving in its wake death, ruin, and suffering. For ten years it has tortured the people of the islands. It has tattered black sails and is crewed by the damned and captained by the terrible Captain Barbossa. There is a curse upon the sailors of the Black Pearl, a curse that can only be broken if a plundered gold is restored and the blood repaid. When the Black Pearl attacks Port Royal, Jamaica and takes the governor's daughter, Elizabeth Swann captive, her childhood friend Will Turner allies himself with roguish Captain Jack Sparrow, the former captain of the Black Pearl. Together they plan to save Elizabeth and recapture the Black Pearl.

Cast

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