A tale of adventure set during the 17th Century in the Caribbean Sea. For the roguish yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow, the crystalline waters of the Caribbean, like the high seas the world over, present a vast playground where adventure and mystery abound. But Jack''s idyllic life capsizes after his nemesis, the wily Captain Barbossa, steals his ship, the Black Pearl, and later attacks the town of Port Royal, kidnapping the Governor''s beautiful daughter, Elizabeth Swann.

Elizabeth''s childhood friend, Will Turner, joins forces with Jack to commandeer the fastest ship in the British fleet, the HMS Interceptor, in a gallant attempt to rescue her and recapture the Black Pearl. The duo and their crew are pursued by Elizabeth''s betrothed, the debonair, ambitious Commodore Norrington, aboard the HMS dauntless. Unbeknownst to Will, there is a curse that has doomed Barbossa and his crew to live forever as the undead when exposed to moonlight, they are exposed to living skeletons. The curse they carry can be broken, only if a once-plundered treasure is restored.

Directed by
Gore Verbinski

Cast
Johnny Depp - Captain Jack Sparrow
Geoffrey Rush - Pirate Captain Barbossa/Captain Blackheart
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 - Lieutenant Gillette
Giles New - Murtogg
Angus Barnett - Mullroy

Production Co.
Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Produced by
Mike Stenson
Chad Oman
Paul Deason

Studio
Walt Disney Productions

Writer
Ted Elliott
Terry Rossio

Music
Klaus Badelt