Pandora's Box
The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.
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Cast
11 people
Louise Brooks
Lulu
Known for
Diary of a Lost Girl
Fritz Kortner
Dr. Ludwig Schön
Known for
The Hands of Orlac
Somewhere in the Night
Francis Lederer
Alwa Schön
Known for
The Return of Dracula
Midnight
Carl Goetz
Schigolch
Also in
Dracula's Death
Sex in Chains
Krafft-Raschig
Rodrigo Quast
Known for
The 3 Penny Opera
Alice Roberts
Countess Anna Geschwitz
Also in
An Ideal Woman
When we were two
Daisy D'Ora
Charlotte Marie Adelaide von Zarnikow
Also in
Die Halbwüchsigen
Das verschwundene Testament
Gustav Diessl
Jack the Ripper
Known for
Westfront 1918
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Michael von Newlinsky
Marquis Casti-Piani
Also in
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna
Sig Arno
The Stage Manager
Known for
The Palm Beach Story
The Mummy's Hand
Karl Etlinger
Defense attorney
Known for
Joyless Street
Phantom
G.W. Pabst Director · Ladislaus Vajda Screenplay Joseph Fleisler Writer
Worldwide gross $886K · United States release December 1, 1929 · Produced in Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$885,533
Production
Nero-Film AG
Production
Germany
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Original title
Die Büchse der Pandora
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Germany · January 30, 1929
Theatrical · Berlin premiere
United States · December 1, 1929
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · October 15, 2024
Physical · The Criterion Collection Blu-Ray/DVD
Austria
September 27, 1929 · Theatrical
Canada
October 15, 2024 · Physical · The Criterion Collection Blu-Ray/DVD
Finland
January 30, 1929 · Theatrical
Greece
September 24, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-Issue
Netherlands
December 1, 1929 · Theatrical
September 15, 1983 · Theatrical · Re-release
Sweden
January 30, 1929 · Theatrical
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