Pandora's Box (1929)

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133 min - Crime | Drama | Romance - 22 February 1930 (Japan)

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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

Complete credited cast:
	Louise Brooks	...	Lulu
	Fritz Kortner	...	Dr. Ludwig Schön
	Francis Lederer	...	Alwa Schön (as Franz Lederer)
	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 (as Daisy d'Ora)
	Gustav Diessl	...	Jack the Ripper (as Gustav Diesel)
	Michael von Newlinsky	...	Marquis Casti-Piani (as Michael v. Newlinsky)
	Sig Arno	...	Der inspizient - the instructor (as Siegfried Arno)

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Storyline

G.W. Pabst's film that catapulted Louise Brooks to international acclaim and made her 'the' icon of the Jazz Age tells the tragic story of Lulu, the hedonistic dancer and prostitute. Based on the plays of F. Wedekind. Written by Dawn M. Barclift

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Crime | Drama | Romance

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Country:

Germany

Language:

German (intertitles)

Release Date:

22 February 1930 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

La caja de Pandora See more »

Filming Locations:

Nero-Film Studio, Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$9,950 (USA) (18 June 2006) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$9,950 (USA) (18 June 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nero-Film AG See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Germany: 133 min (restored version) | USA: 109 min | Belgium: 152 min (Copy with French titles at Brussels Musée du Cinéma) | 131 min (original version) (21.4 fps) | 110 min (VHS version)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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Trivia

According to Louise Brooks' memoir, "Lulu in Hollywood", Alice Roberts was not aware her character was a lesbian until filming began, and she was initially opposed to playing the role as being attracted to Lulu. Georg Wilhelm Pabst, Brooks writes, convinced Roberts to pretend she was making her love gestures to Pabst, who was standing just off-camera. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: The poster warning Londoners of Jack the Ripper is in German instead of English. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Ludwig Schön: [to Alwa] Just one thing, my boy, beware of that woman.
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Connections

Featured in Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu (1998) See more »

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

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