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In 2003, "Pirates of the Caribbean" took to the high seas and was a major box-office hit. This first film in the series, about a buccaneering rogue battling a band of undead crewmates, is obviously a work of fiction, but according to its screenwriter, it was heavily inspired by the sea-faring legends and villains of the early 1700s. THE REAL STORY explores the Golden Age of pirates, their weapons of choice, and the scene-stealer of his day, Captain Blackbeard.