Pandora's Box
1929 · Movie · NR · 141 min · ★ 7.5 · 88% critics
A carefree young woman’s magnetic charm draws powerful admirers and sparks jealousy, desire, and escalating conflict. As her fortunes rise, the people around her become increasingly possessive and reckless, setting in motion a downward spiral with painful consequences.
Based on Pandora's Box
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Details
- Original title
- Die Büchse der Pandora
- Years
- 1929
- Release date
- 1929-01-30
- Language
- German
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (261 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a stylish, emotionally charged tragedy about desire and jealousy spiraling out of control, with a charismatic lead and melodramatic turns; Not for you if you dislike soapy coincidences or slow silent-era pacing.
Pros: magnetic lead performance; stylish, moody atmosphere; strong supporting characters | Cons: soap-opera plotting; strained plausibility; heavy on coincidence
Themes
- london, england
- casino
- loss of loved one
- forbidden love
- based on play or musical
- femme fatale
- remake
- black and white
- reward
- silent film
- new objectivity
Cast & crew
Louise Brooks
as Lulu
Fritz Kortner
as Dr. Ludwig Schön
Francis Lederer
as Alwa Schön
Carl Goetz
as Schigolch
- KR
Krafft-Raschig
as Rodrigo Quast
Alice Roberts
as Countess Anna Geschwitz
Daisy D'Ora
as Charlotte Marie Adelaide von Zarnikow
Gustav Diessl
as Jack the Ripper
Michael von Newlinsky
as Marquis Casti-Piani
Sig Arno
as The Stage Manager
Directed by G.W. Pabst