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.
- Starring : Johnny Depp / Geoffrey Rush
- Genre : Action / Adventure / Fantasy
- Country : United States
- Language : English
- Director : Gore Verbinski
- Production : Walt Disney Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer Films
- Distributor : The Walt Disney Company / Buena Vista Pictures / Bandur Film / Buena Vista International (Norway) / Buena Vista International / Buena Vista Pictures Distribution / Falcon / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / American Broadcasting Company (ABC) / BBC One / Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Buena Vista Home Video / Gativideo / Hotstar / Italia 1 / SBS6 / Veronica
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl movie
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl release date
- June 28, 2003 : USA (Disneyland) (premiere)
- July 9, 2003 : Canada
- July 9, 2003 : USA
- July 19, 2003 : UK (Cambridge Film Festival)
- August 2, 2003 : Japan
- August 7, 2003 : Israel
- August 8, 2003 : UK
- August 8, 2003 : Ireland
- August 13, 2003 : France
- August 14, 2003 : Spain
- August 15, 2003 : India
- August 21, 2003 : Switzerland (German speaking region)
- August 27, 2003 : Philippines (Manila)
- August 27, 2003 : Sweden
- September 2, 2003 : Germany
- September 10, 2003 : Philippines (Davao)
- September 11, 2003 : Australia
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl cast
- Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow
- Geoffrey Rush as Barbossa
- Orlando Bloom as Will Turner
- Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Swann
- Jack Davenport as Norrington
- Jonathan Pryce as Governor Weatherby Swann
- Lee Arenberg as Pintel
- Mackenzie Crook as Ragetti
- Damian O’Hare as Lt. Gillette
- Giles New as Murtogg
- Angus Barnett as Mullroy
- David Bailie as Cotton
- Michael Berry Jr. as Twigg
- Isaac C. Singleton Jr. as Bo’sun
- Kevin McNally as Joshamee Gibbs(as Kevin R. McNally)
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. Filming took place from October 2002 to March 2003 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and on sets constructed around Los Angeles, California. It was also notable for being the first film released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner to be rated PG-13 by the MPAA.
The film’s world premiere was held at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California on June 28, 2003. Despite low expectations, the film was a huge box office success, grossed $654.3 million worldwide; making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2003. It received generally positive reviews from critics; the film was praised for the performances (particularly from Depp), action sequences, writing, score, and visuals. The film has been widely seen as the film that launched Depp as a box office leading man after many years as a cult movie star. Depp won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, in addition to Best Actor nominations at the Academy Awards, BAFTAs, and Golden Globes. The Curse of the Black Pearl was also nominated for four other Academy Awards and BAFTAs. The film became the first in a franchise, with two back-to-back sequels, Dead Man’s Chest and At World’s End, released in 2006 and 2007. Two more sequels, On Stranger Tides and Dead Men Tell No Tales, were released in 2011 and 2017 respectively.
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.
Eight years later, Norrington is promoted to commodore and proposes to Elizabeth. Her corset makes her faint and fall into the sea, which causes her medallion to emit a pulse. Captain Jack Sparrow comes to Port Royal to commandeer a ship, and rescues Elizabeth. Norrington identifies Jack as a pirate, and a chase ensues. Jack encounters Will, now a blacksmith and swordsman. They duel, and Jack is captured and imprisoned.
That night, the Black Pearl attacks Port Royal in search of the medallion. The crew of the Pearl capture Elizabeth, taking her to meet Captain Barbossa. Elizabeth claims her last name is Turner to conceal her identity as the governor’s daughter. She learns that her medallion is one of 882 gold pieces that Barbossa’s crew took from a treasure of Hernán Cortés on Isla de Muerta. An Aztec curse condemns them to become undead corpses under moonlight and with immortality but unable to enjoy anything, until they return all of the pieces and atone in blood, with the medallion being the final piece. Barbossa takes her prisoner, believing her to be the daughter of William “Bootstrap Bill” Turner, whose blood is needed to lift the curse.
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