Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Based On “Pirates of the Caribbean”

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is a 2006 American fantasy swashbuckler film directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), it is the second installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. It is set a year after the first film and follows Captain Jack Sparrow who owes a debt to Davy Jones (Bill Nighy), the ghastly captain of the Flying Dutchman, and being marked for death and pursued by the Kraken. Meanwhile, the wedding of Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) is interrupted by Lord Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander), who wants Turner to acquire Jack's magic compass in a bid to find the Dead Man's Chest.

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Release date:

July 7, 2006

Director:

Gore Verbinski

Cast:

Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgård, Bill Nighy, Tom Hollander

Genre:

Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Treasure hunt, Swashbuckler

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

2006 in adaptations