Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl overview

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Synopsis:

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.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Gore Verbinski
  • Studio: Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
  • Year: 2003
  • Run Time: 143 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: PG13 (for action/adventure violence)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Adventure, Fantasy
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 2003 07 09 (USA)

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