"Based on the earlier life of the character, Jack Sparrow, created for the theatrical motion picture, "Pirates of the Caribbean: the curse of the black pearl" ; screen story by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Stuart Beattie and Jay Wolpert ; screenplay by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and characters created for the theatrical motion pictures "Pirates of the Caribbean: dead man's chest" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" written by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio."

Before the Black Pearl, there was a teenage stowaway named Jack Sparrow...Having recently been betrayed by his last remaining crewmate, Jack finds himself all alone on perhaps the most dangerous quest of his young life. Jack is on a mission to find something he's not even sure exists--a treasure of unimaginable proportions. But there's a band of pirates who are also searching for the treasure. Will they, or Jack, find it first?

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