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Pandora's Box
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Title: Pandora's Box

Release Date: 30 Jan 1929

Runtime: 2h 13m

Genre: Drama, Crime, Romance

Director: Nero-Film AG

Production Companies: Nero-Film AG

Overview: Lulu is a young woman so beautiful and alluring that few can resist her siren charms. The men drawn into her web include respectable newspaper publisher Dr. Ludwig Schön, his musical producer son Alwa, circus performer Rodrigo Quast, and seedy old Schigolch. When Lulu's charms inevitably lead to tragedy, the downward spiral encompasses them all.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.5 (229 votes)

Cast

  • Lulu: Louise Brooks
  • Dr. Ludwig Schön: Fritz Kortner
  • Alwa Schön: Francis Lederer
  • Schigolch: Carl Goetz
  • Rodrigo Quast: Krafft-Raschig
  • Countess Anna Geschwitz: Alice Roberts
  • Charlotte Marie Adelaide von Zarnikow: Daisy D'Ora
  • Jack the Ripper: Gustav Diessl
  • Marquis Casti-Piani: Michael von Newlinsky
  • The Stage Manager: Sig Arno
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