Pandora's Box

Die Büchse der Pandora (1929)

Timing: 2:13 (133 min)

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Release date

1929-01-30

Country

Germany

Production

Nero-Film AG

Genre

Drama, Crime, Romance

Budget

$0

Revenue

$57 472

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Director

G.W. Pabst

Actors

Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Francis Lederer, Carl Goetz, Krafft-Raschig, Alice Roberts, Daisy D'Ora, Gustav Diessl, Michael von Newlinsky, Sig Arno
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Scenario

Joseph Fleisler

Producer

Seymour Nebenzal, Heinz Landsmann

Operator

Günther Krampf

Composer

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Editing

Joseph Fleisler
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• Historians refer to Countess Anna as the first lesbian character in cinema.
• For filming this movie, director Georg Wilhelm Pabst (1885-1967) requested actress Louise Brooks (1906-1985) from the 'Paramount Pictures' film company, but was refused, and Pabst was forced to film with Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992). Meanwhile, Brooks had a scandal with the film studio over her fees; the company flatly refused to increase her salary, Brooks broke her contract with the company and immediately contacted Pabst to inform him that she was willing to film instead of Dietrich.
• For this film, director Georg Wilhelm Pabst (1885-1967) requested actress Louise Brooks (1906-1985) from 'Paramount Pictures,' but was refused, and Pabst was forced to film with Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992). Meanwhile, a scandal erupted between Brooks and the studio over her fees; the studio flatly refused to increase her salary, Brooks broke her contract with the studio and immediately contacted Pabst to inform him that she agreed to star instead of Dietrich.