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Elizabeth Swann

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Elizabeth Swann

Appears in
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Played by
Keira Knightley

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Elizabeth Swann is a character in the film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), played by Keira Knightley.

10 Interesting Facts About Elizabeth Swann

Interesting Facts (8)

  1. #001

    (around 16m) When Elizabeth Swann falls into the sea and activates the coin around her neck, the clouds overhead take the shape of an outstretched, grasping hand reaching toward the island.

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  2. #002

    Elizabeth Swann faints from a corset laced too tightly and falls from a cliff into the sea; Jack Sparrow jumps in to save her, though the two soldiers nearby cannot swim.

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  3. #003

    On the Black Pearl, Elizabeth tests Barbossa by holding the medallion only by its chain and letting it drop; his reaction exposes his lie that the medallion meant nothing to him.

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  4. #004

    Barbossa cuts Elizabeth's hand to draw her blood, since the pirates believe she is a Turner and that only a Turner's blood can lift the curse.

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  5. #005

    When Elizabeth first comes aboard the Black Pearl, Barbossa greets her with "Welcome aboard The Black Pearl, Miss Turner," as the pirates believe her name is Elizabeth Turner.

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  6. #006

    When Elizabeth says "I can't breathe," meaning it literally because of the corset, Norrington takes it figuratively and answers that he is a little nervous himself.

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  7. #007

    The remark that the Pirate's Code is more of a guideline than a rule comes up 3 times: first from Barbossa as he welcomes Elizabeth aboard, then from Elizabeth rallying Jack's crew, and last from Mr. Gibbs.

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  8. #008
    Contains a major spoiler — show

    Elizabeth Swann's (Keira Knightley's) return was meant to surprise viewers at the end of the film. Once word got out that Knightley would be back, however, foreign publicity campaigns put her scenes in the trailers to draw audiences.

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  1. #009

    On her first night aboard the Black Pearl, after Barbossa explains the curse and the medallion, Elizabeth comes at him with a knife; he draws it from his chest and delivers a line.

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Easter Eggs & References (1)

  1. #010

    Kaya Scodelario worked with writer Jeff Nathanson to make sure her character was not simply a copy of Keira Knightley's Elizabeth Swann.

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