Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a 2003 American fantasy swashbuckler film directed by Gore Verbinski and the first film in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer, the film is based on Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disney theme parks. The story follows pirate Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) as they rescue the kidnapped Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) from the cursed crew of the Black Pearl, captained by Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), who become undead skeletons at night.
Plot
In the early 1700s, while sailing to Port Royal, Jamaica, aboard HMS Dauntless, Governor Weatherby Swann, his daughter Elizabeth, Joshamee Gibbs, and Lieutenant James Norrington encounter a shipwreck and recover a boy, Will Turner. Elizabeth discovers a golden pirate medallion around his neck, and keeps it in order to protect him.
Awards
Cast
- Angus Barnett
- Damian O'Hare
- David Bailie
- Dylan Smith
- Geoffrey Rush
- Greg Ellis
- Guy Siner
- Isaac C. Singleton Jr.
- Jack Davenport
- Johnny Depp
- Jonathan Pryce
- Keira Knightley
- Kevin McNally
- Lee Arenberg
- Lucinda Dryzek
- Mackenzie Crook
- Martin Klebba
- Michael Berry Jr.
- Orlando Bloom
- Robbie Gee
- Treva Etienne
- Trevor Goddard
- Vanessa Branch
- Vince Lozano
- Zoe Saldana