Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Front Cover Actor
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
Movie Details
Genre Action; Adventure; Comedy; Fantasy
Director Gore Verbinski
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer
Writer Ted Elliott; Terry Rossio
Studio Walt Disney Productions
Language English
Audience Rating PG-13
Running Time 143 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Pirate Jack Sparrow sets out to save a governor's daughter from fellow pirates, with the hopes that it will give him the opportunity to regain the ship that was stolen from him.

You won't need a bottle of rum to enjoy Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, especially if you've experienced the Disneyland theme-park ride that inspired it. There's a galleon's worth of fun in watching Johnny Depp's androgynous performance as Captain Jack Sparrow, a roguish pirate who could pass for the illegitimate spawn of rockers Keith Richards and Chrissie Hynde. Depp gets all the good lines and steals the show, recruiting Orlando Bloom (a blacksmith and expert swordsman) and Keira Knightley (a lovely governor's daughter) on an adventurous quest to recapture the notorious Black Pearl, a ghost ship commandeered by Jack's nemesis Capt. Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), a mutineer desperate to reverse the curse that left him and his (literally) skeleton crew in a state of eternal, undead damnation. Director Gore Verbinski (The Ring) repeats the redundant mayhem that marred his debut film Mouse Hunt, but with the writers of Shrek he's made Pirates into a special-effects thrill-ride that plays like a Halloween party on the open seas. Aye, matey, we've come a long way since Jason and the Argonauts! --Jeff Shannon
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 70
In Collection Yes
Links IMDB
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio 2.35 Letterboxed
Layers Single side, Dual layer
UPC 786936224306
Chapters 17
Release Date 2003
Subtitles English; French
Standard Features Deleted Scenes
Director's Commentary
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
DTS 5.1 - English
Nr of Disks/Tapes 2
Extra Features
Color Closed-captioned Widescreen