National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was released by Walt Disney Pictures in July 2003, directed by Gore Verbinski and produced through Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Adapted from a theme park attraction, it became one of the defining blockbusters of its decade, launching a franchise and earning Johnny Depp an Academy Award nomination for his performance as Captain Jack Sparrow.

This cell captures Captain Jack Sparrow and Captain Hector Barbossa in a tense confrontation sequence, drawn from sequential 35mm frames that preserve the continuous motion of the scene. The confirmed title, Captain Hector Barbossa and Captain Jack Sparrow, reflects the dramatic weight these two characters carry throughout the film, with Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush facing one another in what remains one of the production's most memorable exchanges.