Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl - The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Front Cover Actor
Johnny Depp Jack Sparrow
Geoffrey Rush Captain Barbossa
Orlando Bloom Will Turner
Keira Knightley Elizabeth Swann
Jonathan Pryce Governor Swann
Jack Davenport Norrington
Kevin McNally Kevin McNally
Zoe Saldana Anamaria
Treva Etienne Koehler
David Bailie Cotton
Lee Arenberg
Trevor Goddard
Movie Details
Genre Action; Action / Adventure; Box Sets; Comedy; Disney; Family; Family Viewing
Director Gore Verbinski
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer; Ted Elliot
Writer Ted Elliot; Terry Rossio; Ted Elliott
Studio Buena Vista
Language English
Audience Rating PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time 2 hr 23 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
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 418
Collection Status In Collection
Quantity 1
Links IMDB
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Product Details
Format Theatrical Release
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Layers Single side, Dual layer
UPC 786936224306
Release Date 12/2/2003
Subtitles French
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: DTS 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Nr of Disks/Tapes 2
Extra Features
19 Deleted & Alternate Scenes
Blooper Reel
Multiple Audio Commentaries: Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp; Jerry Bruckheimer; Keira Knightley and Jack Davenport; Writers Ted Elliot & Terry Rossio and Stuart Beattie and Jay Wolpert
"An Epic At Sea": The Making of Pirates
"Moonlight Serenade": Scene Progression
"Below Deck": An Interactive History of Pirates
"Fly on the Set": Featurette
"Diary of a Pirate"
"Diary of a Ship" Video Journal
Producer's Diary with Jerry Bruckheimer
Image Galleries
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
THX Certified

Enhanced Computer Features
"Moonlight Becomes Ye" Effects Studio
Disneyland Pirates Virtual Reality Viewer
"Dead Men Tell No Tales" - History of the Attraction
Pirates of the Caribbean Attraction Image Gallery
Script Scanner
Storyboard Viewer