Pandora's Box

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📊 Film Specifications

Director G.W. Pabst
Writer Ladislaus Vajda (Screenplay), Joseph Fleisler (Writer), G.W. Pabst (Screenplay), Frank Wedekind (Theatre Play)
Original Title Die Büchse der Pandora
Release Date January 30, 1929
Runtime 141 min (2h 21m)
Country Germany
Language DE
Budget N/A
Box Office $885,533
Studios Nero-Film AG

Pandora's Box (1929)

Directed by G.W. Pabst
• Written by Ladislaus Vajda , Joseph Fleisler , G.W. Pabst
⭐ 3.7 / 5 (275 votes) ⏱️ 141 min 🎬 Drama, Crime, Romance

Ratings Breakdown:

275 ratings
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Synopsis

The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Director G.W. Pabst
G.W. Pabst
Director
 Screenplay Ladislaus Vajda
Ladislaus Vajda
Screenplay
 Writer Joseph Fleisler
Joseph Fleisler
Writer
 Louise Brooks
Louise Brooks
Lulu
 Fritz Kortner
Fritz Kortner
Dr. Ludwig Schön
 Francis Lederer
Francis Lederer
Alwa Schön
 Carl Goetz
Carl Goetz
Schigolch
 Krafft-Raschig
Krafft-Raschig
Rodrigo Quast
 Alice Roberts
Alice Roberts
Countess Anna Geschwitz
 Daisy D'Ora
Daisy D'Ora
Charlotte Marie Adelaide von Zarnikow
 Gustav Diessl
Gustav Diessl
Jack the Ripper
 Michael von Newlinsky
Michael von Newlinsky
Marquis Casti-Piani
 Sig Arno
Sig Arno
The Stage Manager
 Karl Etlinger
Karl Etlinger
Defense attorney