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Disney's blockbuster 3D adventure, "Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides", with it's great 'mermaid' sequences, backed by the moody orchestrations of composer Hans Zimmer, has now grossed the $1 billion mark in 6 weeks (!) since its release May 20, 2011.
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"On Stranger Tides" is directed by Rob Marshall from a screenplay by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio.
The plot of the film draws 'inspiration' from the novel "On Stranger Tides", by author Tim Powers :
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