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"Dead Men Tell no Tales" is the fifth instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. An alternative title is "Salazar's Revenge". Use this tag together with [pirates-of-the-caribbean].

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How does Captain Jack Sparrow know about "Spaghetti Wolves"?

In Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge Captain Jack Sparrow wakes up from what looks like a dream and says: "spaghetti wolves!". My question is: How did Jack know what spaghetti was? After ...
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What happens to Will Turner's heart?

Warning: Spoilers for At World's End and Dead Men Tell No Tales. Davy Jones put a curse on his heart, making sure that anyone who destroys the heart must remove their own heart, and preferably keep in ...
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Why did Carina Smyth feel lucky to be a woman?

In Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), Carina Smyth, disguised as nurse met Henry who caught by British soldiers by seeing his clothes as marked for treason. Carina Smyth: Because I need to get off this ...
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Why are British soldiers not trying to catch Jack Sparrow?

At the start of the Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), Jack Sparrow stole a bank vault in front of British soldiers. Later, he is shown walking among British soldiers without fear and also British ...
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Who gave Jack the compass? [duplicate]

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales seems to contradict the entire movie series, because the compass Jack possesses was allegedly given to him by Tia Dalma. But in Dead Men Tell No Tales ...
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Does Jack's compass still work?

The whole theme of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" is breaking curses. And, basically; they succeed in doing so - they break all curses of the sea. However, Jack's compass is most ...
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Is there an explanation for the Barbossa & Trident situation?

To get to the Trident, the "puzzle" had to be completed, meaning, the four clusters of rubies had to be complete. Carina and Barbossa place the ruby in the cluster. This prompted the ground to give ...
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Is it a curse to ferry the souls of the dead?

I watched recently Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge and one thing I do not understand is why one of the plot devices in this film is the idea that William Turner is cursed. Sure, it looks ...
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Where did Jack get his compass from?

In the earlier films it is said that Jack bartered for the compass from Tia Dalma. However, in the newest film during Salazar's flashback it shows that the captain of his ship is wounded and hands the ...
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Why does Dead Men Tell No Tales have a different title in the UK?

Promotional posters and websites for cinemas in the UK are referring to the new Pirates of the Caribbean film by the subtitle "Salazar's Revenge". What is the reason for this change? Is it related to ...
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What is necessary to know before seeing Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales?

The fifth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean saga has just been released. I have only few memories of the story of the first three episodes, and I didn't see the fourth one. If I remember ...
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Is the post credits scene of At World's End canon?

Inspired by my other question: Did Will neglect his duty of ferrying the dead? As the other question says, Will is But the post-credits scene says Will did return 10 years later to Elizabeth and ...
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Did Will neglect his duty of ferrying the dead?

In Dead Men Tell No Tales / (also titled Salazar's Revenge in some countries), Will is shown to be covered in sea shells and was said to be But from At World's End we're made to believe that it ...
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