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6.9/10   594 votes
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Director:
Albert Lewin
Writer:
Albert Lewin (writer)
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Release Date:
15 October 1951 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance more
Tagline:
The Woman of the year in the picture of the year ! [Australia Theatrical] more
Plot:
Albert Lewin's interpretation of the legend of the Flying Dutchman. In a little spanish seaport named Esperanza... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Absorbing, intense, and beautiful more (17 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Mason ... Hendrik van der Zee

Ava Gardner ... Pandora Reynolds
Nigel Patrick ... Stephen Cameron
Sheila Sim ... Janet
Harold Warrender ... Geoffrey Fielding
Mario Cabré ... Juan Montalvo
Marius Goring ... Reggie Demarest
John Laurie ... Angus
Pamela Mason ... Jenny (as Pamela Kellino)
Patricia Raine ... Peggy
Margarita D'Alvarez ... Senora Montalvo
La Pillina ... Spanish dancer
Abraham Sofaer ... Judge
Francisco Igual ... Vicente
Guillermo Beltrán ... Barman
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
122 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain more
Company:
Dorkay Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
For still photography of Ava Gardner, producer Albert Lewin hired his friend, the famous surrealist artist Man Ray. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The picture that Hendrik carries of his late wife is a photograph. Photography had not yet been invented in the 17th century, when his wife was last alive. more
Quotes:
Geoffrey Fielding: [about Pandora and the Dutchman] I know now that they were in love. But I have a feeling that they never spoke of it. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Married Life (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Sailor's Song more

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Absorbing, intense, and beautiful, 17 June 2008
Author: AdnanZ

Albert Lewin's work as director had not impressed me prior to seeing "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" I found myself frankly quite bored by his version of Maugham's "The Moon and Sixpence" as well as "The Private Affairs of Bel Ami". "The Picture of Dorian Gray" has quite the reputation, but I unfortunately haven't seen it yet.

'Exceeded expectations' cannot begin to describe how surprised I was at how absorbing, intense, captivating, and utterly gorgeous "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" is. Sure, there are flaws, mostly in the script which occasionally seems to think it's smarter than it actually is and goes for the sort of intrusive voice-over narration that never fails to annoy, but also in scenes where Lewin's decisions as director become frustrating and in the score which is generally quite good but often overbearing.

Regardless of its flaws, "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" is a literate, creative, fairly original, and exceptionally well-acted film, with the exceptional feature of being photographed by Jack Cardiff OBE, who was on quite a run going into this film having photographed the three Powell/Pressburger classics from the 40's: "A Matter of Life and Death", "Black Narcissus", and "The Red Shoes" as well as the underrated if not exactly great 1949 Hitchcock offering "Under Capricorn". James Mason and Ava Gardner are really excellent here in the lead roles.

I was not looking forward to "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" but I found myself very pleasantly surprised by it. It's far from a perfect film but I did find it to be quite excellent; even the melodrama that tends to bother me in romances from this era of film worked in the context of this film. A surprisingly good film, overall.

8/10

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