Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Director:

Gore Verbinski

Writers (WGA):

Ted Elliott (screen story) &
Terry Rossio (screen story) ...

Release Date:

9 July 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

Prepare to be blown out of the water.

Plot:

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.

Plot Keywords:

Pirate | Blacksmith | Caribbean | Love | Jack Sparrow

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 26 wins & 68 nominations

Cast

Johnny Depp	...	Jack Sparrow
Geoffrey Rush	...	Barbossa
Orlando Bloom	...	Will Turner
Keira Knightley	...	Elizabeth Swann
Jack Davenport	...	Norrington
Jonathan Pryce	...	Governor Weatherby Swann
Lee Arenberg	...	Pintel
Mackenzie Crook	...	Ragetti
Damian O'Hare	...	Lt. Gillette
Giles New	...	Murtogg
Angus Barnett	...	Mullroy
David Bailie	...	Cotton
Michael Berry Jr.	...	Twigg
Isaac C. Singleton Jr.	...	Bo'sun
Kevin McNally	...	Joshamee Gibbs (as Kevin R. McNally)

Also Known As:

P.O.T.C. (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Pirates of the Caribbean (USA) (working title)
Fluch der Karibik (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Piratas del Caribe - La maldición del Perla Negra (Mexico) (Panama) [es]
Пираты Карибского моря: Проклятие черной жемчужины (Russia) [ru]
Karayip korsanlari - Siyah inci'nin laneti (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Karib tenger kalózai (Hungary) [hu]
Kariibi mere piraadid - Musta pärli needus (Estonia) [et]
La maldición del Perla Negra (Argentina) [es]
La maledizione della prima luna (Italy) [it]
Oi peirates tis Karaivikis: I katara tou mavrou margaritariou (Greece) [el]
Piráti z Karibiku (Slovakia) [sk]
Piráti z Karibiku - Prokletí Cerné perly (Czech Republic) [cs]
Piraci z Karaibów: Klatwa Czarnej Perly (Poland) [pl]
Piratas del Caribe - La maldición de la Perla Negra (Spain) [es]
Piratas do Caribe - A Maldição do Pérola Negra (Brazil) [pt]
Pirates des Caraïbes - La malédiction de la Perle Noire (Canada: French title) [fr]
Pirates des Caraïbes, la malédiction du Black Pearl (France) [fr]
Pirates of the Caribbean - Svarta Pärlans förbannelse (Sweden) [sv]
Pirates of the Caribbean - den sorte forbandelse (Denmark) [da]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Mustan helmen kirous (Finland) [fi]
Pirati Sa Kariba - Prokletstvo crnoga bisera (Serbia) [sr]
Pirati s Kariba: Prokletstvo crnog bisera (Croatia) [hr]
Pirati s Karibov: Prekletstvo èrnega bisera (Slovenia) [sl]
Shodeday Ha-Caribim: Klalat Ha-Pnina Ha-Sh'hora (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action/adventure violence.

Runtime:

143 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Italy:T | Iceland:10 | UK:12 (video rating) | UK:12A (original rating) | Malaysia:U | France:U | Brazil:14 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating after appeal) | Chile:TE | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:14 | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | USA:PG-13 | Greece:K-13

Filming Locations:

Bequia, St Vincent and the Grenadines

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Keira Knightley claimed she was so sure she was going to get fired after a few days work on this film, she only packed a few things to go with her to start filming.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Will Turner is bargaining for the lives of Elizabeth Swann and the crew of the Interceptor, Elizabeth's hair alternates being in and out of her face.

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.

Movie Connections:

References The African Queen (1951)

Soundtrack:

Pirate Music

One of the Most Delightful Pirates Adventure Ever

When the daughter of the governor of a Caribbean island, Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), is proposed by Commodore Norrington (Jack Davenport), she faints, fells into the sea and is rescued and saved by the pirate Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) but he is arrested and sentenced to death for piracy. Meanwhile, the town is attacked by the ship Black Pearl, commanded by the former first mate Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), who leaded a mutiny against Captain Jack Sparrow years ago. Barbossa kidnaps Elizabeth, and the blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), who loves her, releases Jack Sparrow and they steal the fastest vessel of the navy to follow the Black Pearl, Will trying to save Elizabeth, and Jack trying to retrieve his ship. Along their journey, many secrets are disclosed about the course of the Black Pearl and her crew.

The supernatural adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow, Elizabeth Swann, Will Turner and Barbossa are so spectacular that really deserves to be included among the best movies (Top 250) in IMDb. This film has action, humor, romance, mystery, special effects and is so delightful that the viewer does not feel the running time of 143 minutes. I saw this movie for the first time on 24 April 2004, and I have just watched again today (10 Feb 2007) enjoying the same way as in the first time. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): "Piratas do Caribe – A Maldição do Pérola Negra" ("Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl")