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Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl

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Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl

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Blockbuster fantasy action adventure, starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley. When governor's daughter Elizabeth Swann is kidnapped by pirates and taken aboard The Black Pearl, blacksmith Will Turner and the ship's former captain, Jack Sparrow, set off in pursuit. They discover that the ship's crew are cursed and Elizabeth's blood is the only thing that can save them.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Jason Caro

As this box-office smash is based on one of Disney's most famous theme-park attractions, we might have expected a shiver-me-timbers swashbuckler that's short on plot and long on action. Not so. It delivers plenty of both and is infinitely superior to the ride itself. With producer Jerry Bruckheimer at the rudder, it's a lavish Hollywood voyage into pirate country that effortlessly fills its two hours plus as blacksmith Orlando Bloom and governor's daughter Keira Knightley fall foul of buccaneers. Geoffrey Rush milks his role to the hilt as an archetypal pirate captain, but the real treasure comes courtesy of Oscar-nominated Johnny Depp, who delivers a swaggering, slurring, mascara-wearing turn as rascal Jack Sparrow, a seafaring rock-star type and irresistible comic hero. Complementing the action are some superb special effects, with the skeletal curse of the Black Pearl's crew under moonlight a particularly well-staged showpiece.

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Cast

rolenameCapt Jack SparrowJohnny DeppCapt BarbossaGeoffrey RushWill TurnerOrlando BloomElizabeth SwannKeira KnightleyCommander NorringtonJack DavenportJoshamee GibbsKevin McNallyAnamariaZoë SaldanaGovernor Weatherby SwannJonathan PryceKoehlerTreva EtienneCottonDavid BailiePintelLee ArenbergRagettiMackenzie CrookGrappleTrevor GoddardBo'sunIsaac C Singleton JrMurtoggGiles NewMullroyAngus BarnettTwiggMichael Berry JrLt GilletteDamian O'Hare

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rolenameDirectorGore Verbinski

Details

Theatrical distributor

Buena Vista

Released on

2003-08-08

Languages

English

Guidance

Edited for violence and language.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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