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But the pirate film is nothing new.

Watch Fairbanks andThe Thief of Bagdadto see where it all began.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES

Credit: Disney

As Stevens, she faces off against Errol Flynn’s Brian Hawke.

Critics widely agree that this is the superior version.

Still, in spite of that, it found a way to include subversive political commentary.

THE THIEF OF BAGHDAD (US1924) DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS

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Burt Lancaster produced and starredin the film.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Talesopens on May 26.

THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, Errol Flynn, 1938

Everett Collection

THE PIRATE, from left: Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, 1948

Everett Collection

AGAINST ALL FLAGS, Maureen O’Hara, 1952

Everett Collection

MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY, Ian Wolfe, Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, 1935

Everett Collection

THE CRIMSON PIRATE, from left: Nick Cravat, Burt Lancaster, 1952

Everett Collection

GUNGA DIN, standing from left: Lumsden Hare, Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.,

Everett Collection

ROMANCING THE STONE, Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, 1984, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Fil

Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in ‘Romancing the Stone’.20th Century Fox/Everett Collection