The Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirate movies are a rare sight to see, considered by many to be box office poison. Yet that did not stop this little flick from becoming not just the most successful pirate movie ever made, but Disney’s most successful live-action film series of all time. Johnny Depp stars as the infamous Captain Jack Sparrow, with Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom, as the classy cutthroats Elizabeth Swan and Will Turner. The ocean can be a wild place and The Pirates of the Caribbean is among the last few great adventure movies.

Production

Directed by Gore Verbinski

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer

Screenplay by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio

Story by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert

Based on Pirates of the Caribbean by Walt Disney

Starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Pryce

Music by Klaus Badelt

Cinematography by Dariusz Wolski

Edited by Craig Wood, Stephen Rivkin, Arthur Schmidt

Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Distributed & Stats

Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Release date: June 28, 2003 (Disneyland Resort), July 9, 2003 (United States)

Running time: 143 minutes

Country: United States

Language: English

Budget: $140 million

Box office: $654.3 million