“Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” is a swashbuckling adventure film released in 2003, directed by Gore Verbinski. It stars Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, Geoffrey Rush as Captain Hector Barbossa, Orlando Bloom as Will Turner, and Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Swann.

The story follows Captain Jack Sparrow as he seeks to reclaim his stolen ship, the Black Pearl. Meanwhile, Will Turner, a blacksmith, teams up with Jack to rescue Elizabeth, the governor’s daughter, who has been kidnapped by Barbossa and his cursed crew. The crew of the Black Pearl is cursed to live as undead skeletons under the moonlight due to their past sins, and they seek to lift the curse by returning a piece of Aztec gold.