Pandora's Box
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Pandora's Box (1929)

30/01/1929
Drama, Crime, Romance
2h 13m

Overview

Lulu is a young woman so beautiful and alluring that few can resist her siren charms. The men drawn into her web include respectable newspaper publisher Dr. Ludwig Schön, his musical producer son Alwa, circus performer Rodrigo Quast, and seedy old Schigolch. When Lulu's charms inevitably lead to tragedy, the downward spiral encompasses them all.

  • G.W. PabstDirector, Screenplay
  • Joseph FleislerWriter
  • Ladislaus VajdaScreenplay
  • Original Title

    Die Büchse der Pandora

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    German

  • Revenue

    $885,533

Keywords

  • 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

Top Billed Cast

Louise Brooks

Louise Brooks

Lulu

Fritz Kortner

Fritz Kortner

Dr. Ludwig Schön

Francis Lederer

Francis Lederer

Alwa Schön

Carl Goetz

Schigolch

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

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