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IMDb rating 7.8
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Critic rating 10

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Kasper Løvborg
rated 9

This film features some beautiful shots and the subject matter was, I imagine, very daring for its time. The acting is very good as well, and so this tragic tale has instantly become one of my new favorite silent films (only surpassed by 'Das...

3 years ago
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 10

This nauseous twist of fate is the final torsion of satire and melodrama for someone who is the plaything of her own fatal glamour.

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Cast & Crew

G.W. Pabst
Director
Sig Arno
As The Stage Manager
Francis Lederer
As Alwa Schön
Fritz Kortner
As Dr. Ludwig Schön
Michael von Newlinsky
As Marquis Casti-Piani
Gustav Diessl
As Jack the Ripper
Karl Etlinger
As Defense attorney

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Pandora's Box is a classic silent film that tells the story of Lulu, a young woman with an irresistible charm that leads men down a path of destruction. She is the mistress of a respected newspaper publisher, Dr. Ludwig Schön, but her allure extends to his son Alwa, a circus performer named Rodrigo Quast, and a seedy old man named Schigolch. When Lulu's charms inevitably lead to tragedy, the downward spiral encompasses them all. The film features a powerful performance by Louise Brooks, who plays Lulu with a captivating blend of innocence and amorality. Directed by G.W. Pabst, Pandora's Box is a masterpiece of German Expressionist cinema that explores themes of sexuality, morality, and the destructive power of desire.

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Pandora's Box was released in theaters on December 1, 1929.