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 and blacksmith Will Turner as they rescue the kidnapped Elizabeth Swann from the cursed crew of the Black Pearl, captained by Hector Barbossa, who become undead skeletons in moonlight. Jay Wolpert developed a script in 2001, and Stuart Beattie rewrote it in early 2002. Around that time, producer Jerry Bruckheimer became involved in the project; he had Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio work on the script, adding the plot device of a supernatural curse to the story to bring it in line with the original theme park ride.
| Director | Gore Verbinski |
| Produced by | Jerry Bruckheimer |
| Screenplay by | Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio |
| Story by | Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert |
| Starring | Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Pryce |
| Music | Klaus Badelt, Hanz Zimmer |
| Cinematography | Dariusz Wolski |
| Edited by | Craig Wood, Stephen Rivkin, Arthur Schmidt |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
| Released | June 28, 2003 (Disneyland Resort), July 9, 2003 (United States) |
| Running time | 143 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $140 million |
| Box office | $654.3 million |
| Netflix ID | 60029157 |
About Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
A blacksmith teams up with Captain Jack Sparrow to save his love from undead pirates. The film is the first in the franchise.
Achievement of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The movie is based on the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at the Disney theme parks. Jay Wolpert wrote a script based on the theme park ride in 2001 and the script was later rewritten by
Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio.
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