Pandora's Box (1929) (Die Büchse der Pandora)

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Directed by

Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Starring (View all)

Louise Brooks
Lulu

Fritz Kortner
Dr. Ludwig Schön

Francis Lederer
Alwa Schön

Carl Goetz
Schigolch

Krafft-Raschig
Rodrigo Quast

Alice Roberts
Gräfin Geschwitz - Countess Anna Geschwitz

Daisy D'Ora
Charlotte Marie Adelaide v. Zarnikow - braut Dr. Schöns - Dr. Schön's Bride

Gustav Diessl
Jack the Ripper

Written by (View all)

Frank Wedekind

Ladislaus Vajda
(scenario)

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Description: One of the masters of early German cinema, G. W. Pabst had an innate talent for discovering actresses (including Greta Garbo). And perhaps none of his female stars shone brighter than Kansas native and onetime Ziegfeld girl Louise Brooks, whose legendary persona was defined by Pabst’s lurid, controversial melodrama Pandora’s Box. Sensationally modern, the film follows the downward spiral of the fiery, brash, yet innocent showgirl Lulu, whose sexual vivacity has a devastating effect on everyone she comes in contact with. Daring and stylish, Pandora’s Box is one of silent cinema’s great masterworks and a testament to Brook ... (more)

Release date: 22 February 1930

Tags: 1929 (10), German (8), 1920s (7), Germany (6), Silent Film (6), Mistress (6), Prostitution (6), Drama (5), German Expressionism (4), Lulu (3), Trial (3), Fugitives (3), Glbt (3), Expressionism (2), Classic (2), Lesbian (2), (2), Love (2), Silent (2), Wedding (2)

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