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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean:
On Stranger Tides
The film's main character Jack Sparrow stands on a beach. He wears a red bandana, a dark blue vest with a white shirt underneath, and black pants. Attached to his belt are two guns and a scarf. A ship with flaming sails is approaching from the sea. In the background, three mermaids are sitting on a rock. The names of the main actors are seen atop the poster, and the film credits are at the bottom.
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Rob Marshall
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Ted Elliott
  • Terry Rossio
Based on
Starring
Music by Hans Zimmer
Cinematography Dariusz Wolski
Edited by
Production
companies
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date
  • May 7, 2011 (2011-05-07) (Disneyland Resort)
  • May 20, 2011 (2011-05-20) (United States)
Running time
 137 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget
  • $378.5 million (net)
  • $410.6 million (gross)
Box office $1.045 billion

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a 2011 American fantasy swashbuckler film and the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. It is the first film in the series not to be directed by Gore Verbinski, being replaced by Rob Marshall. Jerry Bruckheimer again served as producer. The film serves as a stand-alone sequel to the previous installments. In the film, which draws its plot loosely from the novel On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is joined by Angelica (Penélope Cruz) in his search for the Fountain of Youth, confronting the infamous pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane). The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and released in the United States on May 20, 2011. It was the first film in the series to be released in the Disney Digital 3-D and IMAX 3D formats.

Writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio first learned of Powers' novel On Stranger Tides during the back-to-back production of Dead Man's Chest and At World's End, and considered it a good starting point for a new movie in the series. Pre-production started after the end of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, with Depp collaborating with the writers on the story design. Principal photography rolled for 106 days between June and November 2010, with locations in Hawaii, the United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, and California. Filming employed 3D cameras similar to those used in the production of the 2009 film Avatar, and ten companies were involved with the film's visual effects. Following inflated production costs it is currently noted as the most expensive film ever made.


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